Project Detail

Blackwool

Synopsis

On her first day at a high school in rural Scotland, a London teenager is targeted for her afro hair by cocksure class bully and must harness her inner power.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min 0 sec
Director
Eubha Akilade
Producer
Jack Gemmell, Sophie Chater
Executive Producer
Gillian Berrie, Tiernan Kelly, Miriam Newman, Iria Pizania, Sean Greenhorn
Editor
Mark Fraser
Screenwriter
Eubha Akilade
Director of Photography
Andrew O'Connor
Production Designer
Iveta Smidt
Sound
David McKeitch
Composer
Taneka Miles
Principal cast
Miriam Nyarko, William Alexander, Lucianne McEvoy

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Black Wool Film Ltd

3/1 12 Arundel Drive
Glasgow
G42 9RF

Sales Company

Black Wool Film Ltd

3/1 12 Arundel Drive
Glasgow
G42 9RF

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