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Synopsis

It’s 2005. Grace is 12, born of dual heritage, Jamaican and British, her 16 year old brother Curtis too. They live in a town in the Midlands with their Jamaican father David and British mother Esther. David and Curtis’ polar opposite ideals become the catalyst of ongoing friction between themselves and the entire family.

Details

Year
2025
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
14 min 13 sec
Format
35mm
Director
Fenn O'Meally
Producer
Luca Chapman, Elizabeth Doonan
Executive Producer
Patrick Milling-Smith, Brian Carmody, Elizabeth Doonan
Editor
Toby Heard, Matt Schaff
Screenwriter
Fenn O'Meally
Director of Photography
Arseni Khachaturan
Production Designer
Francesca Di Mottola
Sound
Toby Heard
Composer
Duval Timothy, Lil Silva
Principal cast
Anaya Thorley, Tyrelle Boyce, David Gyasi and Lucy Phelps

Genre

Woman Director Black Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Supported by BBC Film

Smuggler London Ltd

Luca Chapman
2-3 Bourlet Close
London
W1W 7BQ

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