Project Detail

My Friend Soweto

Synopsis

Having left Brixton and become a successful business woman, Tiki returns to catch up on her old flame, Soweto. He appears to have wasted his life away, living in a squat. The two people and cultures collide but has Tiki got it all figured out?

Details

Year
2002
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins 30 secs
Format
35mm Fuji
Director
Jann Turner
Producer
Ann Skinner
Executive Producer
Ann Skinner
Editor
Riaz Meer
Screenwriter
Biyi Bandele
Director of Photography
David Katznelson
Sound
Stuart Hilliker
Composer
Phillip Miller
Principal cast
Paulette Williams, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

APT Film and Television

Contact: Christina Slater
225A Brecknock Road
London
N19 5AA
UK

T 00 44 (0)20 7284 1695

Sales Company

APT Film and Television

Contact: Christina Slater
225A Brecknock Road
London
N19 5AA
UK

T 00 44 (0)20 7284 1695

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