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Dark Skin Bruises Differently

Dark Skin Bruises Differently
Dark Skin Bruises Differently

Synopsis

Children lie. But when one lie threatens Ms Lawson’s integrity as a teacher, can she keep on defending a student as peculiar as Maria Obasi?
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025
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Details

Year
2025
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
10 min 52 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Susan Wokoma
Producer
Maëva Demurger, Susan Wokoma
Executive Producer
Helen Simmons, Michelle Antoniades, Deborah Frances-White
Editor
Eden Read
Screenwriter
Susan Wokoma
Director of Photography
Ben Cotgrove
Production Designer
Elena Muntoni
Sound
James Colledge
Principal cast
Susan Wokoma, Moizelle Olaleye, Charlotte Randle, Leo Bill, Zainab Hasan, Stephanie Cole, Rebecca Callard

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Black Page Pictures

Maëva Dermurger

Erebus Pictures

Helen Simmons

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