Project Detail

Black Don't Crack

Synopsis

Poet Theophina Gabriel dispels the myth that black skin does not age - it's more complicated than that

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
1 min 46 secs
Format
Digital
Director
Ayesha Ramsay
Producer
Dominique Unsworth
Executive Producer
BBC
Editor
Alex Walker
Screenwriter
Theophina Gabriel
Director of Photography
Steve Kendrick
Sound
Alex Walker
Principal cast
Theophina Gabriel

Production Status

Production Company

Resource Productions:

Dominique Unsworth
27 Church Street
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 1PL

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