Project Detail

Notebooks and Unladylike Thoughts. A Rap!Sody

Synopsis

The film is a visual adaptation of Bunmi Ogunsiji's Opal Poem in which the writer explores issues surrounding her sexual independence and creative identity. It combines performance poetry with stylised imaging to take the audience on an imaginative journey through the main events in the life of a young writer.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Paloma Etienne
Producer
Marijntje Denters
Editor
Paloma Etienne
Screenwriter
Paloma Etienne
Director of Photography
Inge Blackman
Sound
Steffie Phlippen
Composer
Jessica Lauren
Principal cast
Marie Mayele Venneman, Joy Wielkens, Akiel Straker, Tracy Splinter, Jenny Mijnheimer

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Production Status

Production Company

Paloma Etienne

22b Leconfield Road
London N5 2SN
UK

T+44 (0)20 7704 2494

palomaetienne@hotmail.com

Sales Company

Paloma Etienne

22b Leconfield Road
London N5 2SN
UK

T +44 (0)20 7704 2494

palomaetienne@hotmail.com

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