A Northern Ireland domestic violence service has launched a video campaign to show what it's like to be trapped with your abuser in lockdown.
The film, produced by Women’s Aid ABCLN, aims to raise awareness of the danger for women who aren't safe at home.
In the video, staff describe how victims will always be on "high alert" to keep themselves and their family safe.
They add: "It’s not that the lockdown is the cause of domestic abuse, it certainly isn’t, but it is exacerbating it because one of the key tactics that abusers use is isolating their victims.
"At the moment for women who are stuck in the house with a perpetrator she will be pacifying. She will be on high alert; she will be safety planning - saying the right thing, doing the right thing so it doesn't escalate."
It's been produced pro bono by Saorla Houston, a commissioning director at Dazed Media in London.
She said: "Not being safe in in your own home is a very scary prospect but is the reality for many women in Northern Ireland and beyond, particularly while we are in lockdown during this pandemic. I wanted to create a video that highlighted the danger for women who are in lockdown with domestic abusers.
"The video shows the outside of houses at dusk as the curtains are being closed to convey the tension of night falling and the idea that we don’t always know what is going on behind closed doors.
"Not only are women physically locked inside due to current restrictions but they are locked inside emotionally, holding everything together, particularly for their children."
Women’s Aid ABCLN staff have a message for victims: "Don’t feel that you are stuck. Don’t ever feel that there isn’t a way out. We want women to know you are not alone. Women’s Aid ABCLN is here for you and help is available."
If you are affected by domestic abuse you can call Women’s Aid ABCLN on 028 25 632136. You can get more information or see the video here.
