Project Detail

Dawta

Synopsis

DAWTA has a power she is unaware of, until she is propelled through time and space to a utopian planet. Inspired by family history of trans-racial fostering and concepts of inherited trauma, DAWTA is a story of escaping the past through the imagining of an unknown future, an unknown hope.

Details

Year
2021
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
7 min 22 sec
Director
Jessica Ashman
Producer
Abigail Addison
Screenwriter
Jessica Ashman
Music
Jessica Ashman, Bimpe Alliu
Principal cast
Leah Arscott
Animation
Jessica Ashman
Additional Animation
Laura. N. Tamara
Colouring Assistance
Leah Morris
Additional Live Action Footage
Leanne Davies and Sameer Shastri
Music recorded, mixed and mastered
Mark Estall at Marketstall Recordings
Film Sound Mix
Chris Smith at Kluster Rooms

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Production Status

Production Company

Animate Projects

45 Empress Road
Derby DE23 6TD

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