Project Detail

Deliverance

Synopsis

Kemi, a Nigerian mother in London, believes her deaf daughter Sola can be cured through a pastor’s ritual. Torn between her son Yomi’s frustration, family pressures, and her own doubts, Kemi struggles with faith, tradition, and the complexity of a mother’s love.

Details

Year: 2025
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 13 min 40 sec
Format: digital
Director: Bim Ajadi
Producer: Anne Beresford, Andrew Gillman
Executive Producer: Aoife Haynes, Max Park
Editor: Nse Asuquo
Screenwriter: Angeli Macfarlane
Director of Photography: James Rhodes
Production Designer: Guy Thompson
Sound: Mick Duffield, Karl Mainzer
Composer: Cassie Kinoshi
Principal cast: Hamirat Oderinde, Ebuka Agbakwu, Akiya Henry, Eddie Osei, Winnie Ikediashi, Sule Rimi, Raphael Sowole

Genre

Black Disabilities Drama

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Supported by FUTURE TAKES a joint initiative from the BFI (awarding National Lottery funding) and Film4

Artemisia Films

9 Brownlow Mews
London
WC1N 2LD

+44 (0)7949 054789

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