Logline:  During a global pandemic that turns the dead against the living, thousands of people are sealed inside huge industrial sanctuaries for safety. But when the infection breaches one building, what was meant to protect them becomes a tomb, and survival means escaping from within.

 

Synopsis:  As the infection spreads across Britain, the government forces small-town populations into massive quarantine zones repurposed from industrial buildings. Each site is fitted with bunks, rations, and guards. The plan is simple: isolate the healthy, cleanse the outside world, and rebuild later.

 

But four weeks in, something goes wrong. The military vanish. Communications go silent. Inside, panic takes hold. No one can leave.

 

Amid the growing chaos, a family of five hide deep within the complex. When the father and his brother leave to find supplies and don’t return, everything begins to unravel. The injured brother finally returns alone, bringing with him the infection everyone thought was outside.

 

What follows is a claustrophobic, emotional survival story told through the eyes of Jenny, the eldest daughter, as she navigates flickering corridors and blood-soaked halls. With danger lurking in every corner, both living and dead, her only hope may be a mysterious figure watching through security cameras, guiding her through this nightmarish tomb.

 

Jenny’s journey becomes one of desperation and discovery, navigating between monstrous creatures and even more monstrous people. She must find the will to survive, confront her deepest fears, and escape to see daylight again.

 

Tone & Style:  Dead Safe is a grounded, character-driven survival horror film in the spirit of 28 Days Later, The Mist, Day of the Dead and The Descent. A contained, tense thriller set almost entirely within a decaying industrial location, it focuses on atmosphere, dread, and humanity, using practical effects, lighting, and sound to create scale and realism.

 

With a single, confined setting and a small cast that maximizes the emotional intensity of each scene, Dead Safe is a cost-effective yet gripping take on psychological horror. Its contained environment and focus on character-driven storytelling offer an efficient way to create suspense and terror, making it a strong choice for low-budget, high-impact production.

 

Director’s Note: “I made my first feature for under £1500 with volunteers and it went on to find an audience and international streaming. Dead Safe expands that world but tells a very human story; one family’s fight to survive when ‘safe’ becomes a death sentence. I’ve lived this project in my head for years and I’m ready to bring it to life on a much larger scale, building from everything I learned since making my first feature.”