Project Detail

Baba

Synopsis

Rejected by his family for his queerness and oppressed by his country for the same, Libyan teenager, Britannia, gets an interview at the British Embassy, gateway to the pulsing queer world of Manchester’s Canal Street. But an unexpected discovery strikes deep, forcing him to question where his dreams truly lie.

Details

Year: 2021
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 17 min 38 sec
Director: Sam Arbor, Adam Ali
Producer: Hannah Stevenson
Executive Producer: Susan Simnett
Editor: Izabella Curry
Screenwriter: Sam Arbor, Adam Ali
Director of Photography: Michael Filocamo
Production Designer: Martin Butterworth
Sound: Inês Adriana
Music: Thomas Ross Fitzsimons
Principal cast: Adam Ali, Colette Dalal Tchantcho, Elysia Kozinos, Ali Gadema

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Human Rights Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Wingarm Ltd

30 Citygate
1 Blantyre Street
Manchester M15 4JT

Sales Company

Susan Simnett

Over The Fence Films

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