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Figure

Synopsis

Figure is a film about boys growing up without fathers. It explores how early detachment from a father figure affects emotional growth and engagement with the world. Through a fusion of physical theatre and hip-hop dance, it follows two young men as they search for answers outside and inside themselves.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
5 min
Director
Lanre Malaolu
Producer
Lorna Nickson Brown
Co-Producer
Lanre Malaolu
Editor
Monika Jastrzebska
Director of Photography
Monika Jastrzebska
Sound
David McCabe
Composer
Mau Loseto
Principal cast
Lanre Malaolu, Nnabiko Ejimofor
Costume Design
Jovana Gospavic
Assistant Choreographer
Mimmi Harding
Production Assistant
Sunjoo Park
Still Photographer
Salima Kamara
Graphic Designer
Greg Keen
Poster Illustrator
Akhran Girmay

Genre

Experimental Music Black Dance

Categories

Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Swamp Light Productions

Kemp House,
152 - 160 City Road
London EC1V 2NX

UPRA Productions

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