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Brown Like Me

Synopsis

An intergenerational film, focusing on Nina, a young Indian girl who’s working through all the outcomes she could face by telling her parents about her Black Jamaican boyfriend. She’s definitely made up her mind to do it today, tonight. Nothing is going to stop her this time. Nothing.

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 min
Format
High Definition
Director
Wade Alphonso Jacks
Producer
Sonia Rai
Executive Producer
Ann Tobin
Editor
David Fox, Matt Robinson
Screenwriter
Sonia Rai
Director of Photography
Balazs Bolygo
Sound
Pink Dutt Roy
Composer
Stoppa - Patrina Morris
Principal cast
Nina Bhirangi- Charubala Chokshi- Gurdial Sira

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Asian Black Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Buffalo San Films

Wade Jacks

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