Project Detail

Ladies Day

Synopsis

Amma spends the day getting braids in her local Afro-Caribbean hair salon. It's full of fun, sheen spray, gossip and laughter - but how will she deal with the casual homophobia?

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 min 31 sec
Director
Abena Taylor-Smith
Producer
Loran Dunn
Executive Producer
Carolina Giammetta, Solomon Nwabueze, Paul Ashton
Editor
Rachel Durance
Screenwriter
Abena Taylor-Smith
Director of Photography
Rachel Clark
Production Designer
Greg Bradlaugh
Sound
Ryan McMurray
Composer
Poppy Kavanagh
Principal cast
Savannah Steyn, Jacqui-Lee Pryce, Jade Avia, Ambreen Razia, Cynthia Emeagi, Scheherazade Brathwaite, Nas Connie, Afsaneh Dehrouyeh

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