In Camera by Naqqash Khlalid Launch on VOD April 29

In Camera stars Nabhan Rizwan. An The EE BAFTA Rising Star Award Nominee

Los Angeles, CA (April 10, 2025). Sunrise Films and Together Films collaborate to release In Camera. Naqqash Khlalid’s directs EE BAFTA Rising Star Award Nominee Nabhan Rizwan. The film hits US VOD April 29, 2025.

Synopsis: Aden is a young actor who is in a cycle of nightmarish auditions. After he receives multiple rejections, he takes it upon himself to find a new part to play.

Nabhan Rizwan is a Screen Star of Tomorrow of 2019. A recognition shared by BAFTA-winning Amir El-Masry (2021). Who stars in the film alongside the Writer/Director. Formally playful and fiercely charged, his debut about a struggling British Asian actor confronts film industry prejudice and social hypocrisy head-on.

Watch In Camera Trailer by Naqqash Khlalid. It stars BAFTA Rising Star Award Nominee Nabhan Rizwan.

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The film is produced by BAFTA-winning producer Mary Burke of Public Dreams. Juliette Larthe as a first title for Pure Phase and with the UK arm of UK-US production firm Prettybird. In Camera is financed by BBC Film and the BFI (awarding National Lottery funding), in association with Uncommon Creative Studio. 

About Sunrise Films
Sunrise Films is a new, internationally focused production, distribution, and sales company launched by Rupert Preston and Nigel Williams. The company produced high-stakes thriller THE ACCUSED, directed by BOILING POINT’S Philip Barantini, which was sold internationally by XYZ Films and debuted on Netflix in the UK, ANZ, and Canada in 2023. Sunrise also produced George Amponsah’s GASSED UP, which released theatrically in the UK through Vertigo Releasing in early 2024 and debuted afterwards on Amazon Prime.

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On the distribution side, Sunrise released Luna Carmoon’s BIFA-nominated debut HOARD. WWII submarine thriller BENEATH THE SURFACE and indie horror THE GIRL IN THE TRUNK in the U.S.in 2024. As well as BAFTA-winning drama AFTER LOVE and César-nominated Iranian crime drama LAW OF TEHRAN in 2023. The company also announced they acquired Julia Jackman’s coming of age queer rom-com BONUS TRACK for US distribution. Which premiered at the London Film Festival in 2023 to wide acclaim. And, was released in the UK as a Sky Original Movie in June 2024. Sunrise next plans to release action thriller SUNRAY: FALLEN SOLDIER, which was created by and stars former Royal Marines Commandos.

Rupert Preston is also the CEO of Vertigo Releasing. And, he has produced over 25 films including BRONSON. THE SWEENEY, PUSHER, HORRID HENRY: THE MOVIE, and MONSTERS. Nigel Williams is the Chairman of Vertigo Releasing and Protagonist Pictures.

About Together Films.
Together Films is a marketing, distribution, and sales company based in London & New York serving the international film industry. We are passionate about supporting impactful stories that both entertain and inspire audiences. Our previous impact campaigns include FOR SAMA (C4, PBS). ROLL RED ROLL (PBS, Netflix). IN HER HANDS (Netflix), THE TALE (HBO), and BATTLEGROUND (Starz). Our team are data-driven marketing experts. They are amplifying the reach of films and festivals. Including the Human Rights Watch Film Festival (London & New York). The Athena Film Festival (New York). The Sheffield DocFest, DOC NYC, and Sundance London. Our commitment to delivering both purpose and profit inspired us to launch a sales agency division.

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