Project Detail

Before I Do

Before I Do

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

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Polari Creative Ltd

c/o Digi Accountancy
Office 1, 6th Floor
Parsonage Chambers
3 Parsonage
Manchester
M3 2HW

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