Project Detail

Acrimonious

Synopsis

A non-acrimonious but sudden divorce wrenches the gay, working-class born Emeka out of a decade-long hiatus living the middle-class dream, landing him back in the childhood council house he hoped he'd left behind.

Details

Year: 2021
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 14 min
Director: Olivia Emden
Producer: Sam Brain
Co-Producer: Giannina Rodriguez Rico
Editor: Paulo Pandolpho
Screenwriter: Joey Akubeze, Olivia Emden
Director of Photography: Molly Manning Walker
Composer: Max Beattie
Principal cast: Joey Akubeze, Shaniqua Okwok, Celyn Jones

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Black

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

SOS Films

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