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Beneath the Surface

Synopsis

A comedy-drama animation about two best friends growing up in the same world but experiencing it completely differently due to the shade of their skin.
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Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
4 mins 5 secs
Format
Digital
Director
Yero Timi-Biu, Jessica Ashman
Producer
Yero Timi-Biu
Executive Producer
Tom Wightman
Editor
Jessica Ashman
Screenwriter
Yero Timi-Biu
Sound
Steve Ellis, Richard Snelgrove - The PlanckMusic Studio
Composer
Steve Ellis, Richard Snelgrove - The PlanckMusic Studio
Principal cast
Babirye Bukilwa, Emma Carryl, Alex Theo, Star Eve Tajudeen
Film Images
© Yero Timi-Biu, Jessica Ashman

Categories

Fiction Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

An ICA, Little Dots Studio, Channel 4 production

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