In Camera is a 2023 British drama film, written and directed by Naqqash Khalid, in his directorial debut. It stars Nabhaan Rizwan, Amir El-Masry and Rory Fleck Byrne.
It had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 1 July 2023, and was released on 13 September 2024, by Conic.
A young actor finds himself in a cycle of nightmarish auditions. After repeatedly being rejected, he takes it upon himself to find a part to play.
In September 2022, it was announced Nabhaan Rizwan, Amir El-Masry and Rory Fleck Byrne had joined the cast of the film, with Naqqash Khalid directing from a screenplay he wrote.
The film's score was composed by British electronic musician Clark. Director Naqqash Khalid wanted the music to function as "a whole new layer of storytelling ... in a dialogue and dance with the images and characters on-screen", describing the finished work as "another character in the film". Clark described using his own vocals "abstracted in a way that tonally matched the film" as the score's most distinctive challenge.
A standalone soundtrack album, also titled In Camera, was released on Clark's Throttle Records label on 13 September 2024. The 20-track album expands on the original film score with newly written material, and includes a cover of the Carpenters' "Superstar". It features saxophone by John Dunk and guitar by Finn McNicholas, and was mastered by Cicely Balston at Air Studios.
The film had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 1 July 2023. It also screened at Zurich Film Festival on 2 October 2023, and the BFI London Film Festival on 13 October 2023. In February 2024, Conic acquired UK distribution rights to the film. It was released on 13 September 2024.