Dark Skin Bruises Differently
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 10 min 52 sec
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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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
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Black Page Pictures
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