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Scripted film / 2019

Within

Independent film

Selected work directed by Souvid “JIJO” Datta. Production partners and collaborators are credited below.

An experimental short adapted from real-life interviews with women in contemporary London. Performance and testimony explore motherhood, sexism and resilience.

From the film.

Frames & making

WITHIN - still 1 — Within · Film still 1

WITHIN - still 2 — Within · Film still 2

WITHIN - still 3 — Within · Film still 3

The people behind the work

Credits.

Starring: Jane Braun Esmee Herbert Genevieve Herbert Mei-Li Burnside
Voices: Tiffany Clare Esmee Herbert Paula Masterton
Film: Souvid Datta

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