Project Detail

Before I Do

Name: Before I Do
Director: Gitika Buttoo
Genre: LGBTQIA+, Woman Director, Asian, Drama
Released: 2025
Duration: 8 min 32 sec

Dan Ollerhead

Synopsis

On the morning of her wedding, haunted by the call of her untamed desires, Mona grapples with the constraints of tradition and her own quest for identity. As the ceremony looms, Mona's encounters with family, memories, and provocative dating app notifications compel her to confront the true meaning of commitment.
Official Selection BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2025

Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 8 min 32 sec
Format: 2K
Director: Gitika Buttoo
Producer: Luke Oliveira-Davies, John Askew
Executive Producer: Ben Taylor
Editor: Lisa Rustage
Screenwriter: afshan d'souza-lodhi
Director of Photography: Samira Oberberg
Production Designer: Ciara O'Rourke
Sound: Waqar Shah, Felix Waverley-Hudson
Composer: Tim Thomas
Principal cast: Nisha Emich, Dylan Morris, Ayesha Dharker, Shobna Gulati

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Woman Director Asian Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Polari Creative Ltd

c/o Digi Accountancy
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