Essex Girls
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Short Film Competition
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2024
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 15 min 4 sec
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Yero Timi-Biu
- Producer
- Angela Moneke, Simon Hatton
- Executive Producer
- Thomas Wightman, Abubakar Salim, Jo Nolan
- Editor
- Galina Chakarova
- Screenwriter
- Busayo Ige
- Director of Photography
- Nathalie Pitters
- Production Designer
- Phoebe Platman
- Sound
- Alex Bird
- Composer
- A.G
- Principal cast
- Busayo Ige, Corinna Brown, Maisie Smith, Adrianna Bertola, Krysstina Frempong, Rebecca Dike, Daniel Adeosun, Tomi Egbowon-Ogunjobi
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI NETWORK
A Monegram production presented by BFI NETWORK and Surgent Studios in association with Screen South & Creative Estuary and Fully Focused.
Supported by Film Hub South East as part of BFI Network, awarding funds from The National Lottery.Monegram
Angela MonekeSales Company
T A P E Collective
Impact Brixton17a Electric Lane
London
SW9 8LA
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