Project Detail

Dirt in the Diamond

Synopsis

After the loss of a friend, 12-year-old Jerome attends his first nine night.
Set in 1970s London, the film explores the duality of grief and celebration within the mourning period of Jamaican culture. Whilst paying homage to the generations before us who have been intentional about preserving tradition.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023

Details

Year: 2023
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 20 min 34 sec
Format: Digital
Director: Renee Maria Osubu
Co-Producer: Maëva Demurger, Amara Rossell
Executive Producer: Maëva Demurger, Tim Nash, Sally Campbell
Editor: Lainy Black
Screenwriter: Renee Maria Osubu
Director of Photography: Courtney J Bennet
Production Designer: Elena Muntoni
Sound: Will Berger, Bankey Ojo
Composer: Jordan 'Jords' Wilks
Principal cast: Nasri Thompson, Shereener Browne, Jason Deer, Aisha Davis and Crispin Maccatrozzo
Costume Designer and Stylist: Jodie-Simone Howe
Hair & MUA: Femi Konteh

Genre

Human Rights Music Woman Director Black Drama Dance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Somesuch

Scott O'Donnell
4 Wilkes Street
London
E1 6QF

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