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Deliverance

Deliverance
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.
Official Selection Dinard Festival of British & Irish Films 2025

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
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

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

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

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