Project Detail

Ajamu X, Holding the Frame

Ajamu X, Holding the Frame

Synopsis

A radical Black Queer photographer and archivist challenges respectability politics through his intimate portraits, reclaiming the right to represent Black desire, pleasure and memory on his own terms.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
20 min 2 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Joseph a. Adesunloye
Producer
Matilda Adesunloye, Oreka Godis
Executive Producer
Hannah Bush Bailey
Editor
Romain Beck
Screenwriter
Joseph a. Adesunloye
Director of Photography
Darshan Gajjar
Sound
Miguel Rodriguez Puente
Composer
Ros Gilman
Principal cast
Ajamu X
Reenactment Models
Alexander Ikhide, Hakeem Kazeem, Kamari Romeo, Ramel Usherwood
Edit Assistant
Rafi
Composer
Ros Gilman
Gaffer
James Elliot Hawkins
Production Assistant
Rafi
Production Coordinator
Caio J. Bonfim
BTS
Rafi
Graphics Design
HROD
Post Production Services
ONSIGHT
Colour Grade
Emily Russul Saib
Sound Supervisor
Andy Coles
Post Producer
Jade Townsend
Audio Description
SoundScribe Limited
Closed Captions
Carefuffle Collective
Archive Footage from The Homecoming (1995)
Directed by Topher Campbell
Archive Materials from The Queen’s Jewels
Courtesy of rukus! Federation
Head of Fund
Luke W Moody
Doc Society Head of Film
Shanida Scotland
Doc Society Director
Sandra Whipham
Head of Business Affairs
Suzanne Alizart
Production Coordinator
Kit Colbourne

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Production Status

Production Company

Supported by Made of Truth: BFI Doc Society Short Film Fund

QueerOgraphs

128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
queerographsfilms(@)protonmail.com

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