Project Detail

Lumbu

Synopsis

Lumbu, which means “tall one” in Punjabi, reckons with his father's secret affair in a bid to save his family. Set in the Summer of '94, in Sandwell, West Midlands.

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
19 min
Format
Digital
Director
Billy Dosanjh
Producer
Kurban Kassam
Co-Producer
Laura Wilkinson
Editor
Michael Aaglund, Hoping Chen, Irene Wong
Screenwriter
Billy Dosanjh, Mohsen Shah
Director of Photography
Josephy Guy
Production Designer
Charlotte Ball
Sound
Rich Simpson, Simon Panayi
Principal cast
Shaan Akhtar, Ethan Kudhail, Shipra Khanna, Narinda Samra, Charlotte Knowles

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