POSTER AND ARTWORK
Winner of 2004 RTS Award for Non-Broadcast Non-Fictional Production.
TAGLINE
Stay with me
SYNOPSIS
A woman has been shot and lies bleeding to death.
Her only chance of survival is for the police to allow the paramedics in to where she lies, to save her from an almost certain death. Her only contact, by telephone, is with a paramedic. How will she survive?
BACKGROUND
I am Dead is a tense and harrowing tale of a dying woman’s ordeal, after her estranged husband shoots her and leaves her to die.
Her only chance of survival lies with a 999-call centre operator who is desperately trying to keep her alive.
Written by Kerri Hayden, directed by Richard Lawson and produced by Chris Taylor and Matt Gallagher of Superkrush Films, ‘I am Dead’ is based on a true story. It ultimately questions the way the police assess potential high-risk calls. Starring Valerie Gogan (Dangerous Liaisons, One More Kiss) and Sarah Lawton (Byker Grove).
The short is an entry in Northern Film & Media’s Stingers programme and in February, the UK Film Council selected it for international exhibition. It was also sold Internationally to HBO, Zed TV (Canada) and FilmFour
Northern Film & Media chief executive Tom Harvey says: "We are immensely proud to be closely associated with I am Dead. It is proving very popular at film festivals across the Europe and the world."
I am Dead was shot over two days entirely on location in Newcastle upon Tyne for £7,000. Some of the key crew included Nick Tebbet (DOP), Steve Brett (1st AD), Jo Newberry (production designer) and special effects make up by Michael Birtley.