Project Detail

A Radical Duet

Synopsis

This film explores what happened in the 1940s London when two women of different generations, but both fighting anti-colonialism, came together to put their fervour and imagination into writing a revolutionary play.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2024 - International premiere

Details

Year
2023
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
28 min 9 sec
Director
Onyeka Igwe
Producer
Tosin Lepe
Editor
Harry Swan, Onyeka Igwe
Screenwriter
Onyeka Igwe
Director of Photography
Morgan K Spencer
Production Designer
Sophie Cundale
Sound
Edwin Matthews
Music
Naima Karlsson
Principal cast
Tomi Egbowon-Ogunjobi, Renee Bailey, Kenneth Omole, Emmanuel Kojo, Chris Rochester

Production Status

Production Company

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