Project Detail

22+1

22+1

Synopsis

An interracial couple navigate the grief of late term pregnancy loss, while confronted with the underlying layer of racism in the health system that tests their love.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
BAFTA Film Awards 2026 - Longlisted - Best British Short Film

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
20 min
Director
Pippa Bennett-Warner
Producer
Pippa Vosper, Gregg Wilson
Executive Producer
Charles Sekwalor, Babatunde Soyoye, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Pippa Vosper, Nils Andén, Antony Noguera, Steve O’Pray, Jason Lee, Sophie Wilson
Editor
Francine Leach
Screenwriter
Pippa Bennett-Warner, Pippa Vosper, Kefi Chadwick
Director of Photography
Charlie Knight
Production Designer
Jackson Pritchard
Composer
Dan Smith
Principal cast
Pippa Bennett-Warner, Harry Lloyd, Alice Orr-Ewing, Aki Omoshaybi, Isabella Laughland, Jack Greenlees, Peter Sullivan, Sian Thomas

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

A 3A Productions, Eon Productions, Pip Pip Productions production

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