Project Detail

Play It Safe

Synopsis

Coaxed into playing a racial typecast in a student’s play, drama student Jonathan is faced with a decision: challenge prejudice, or play it safe.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Shorts - My Identity, No Crisis

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 min 56 sec
Director
Mitch Kalisa
Producer
Chris Toumazou
Co-Producer
Kareem Adeshina
Executive Producer
Kadri Mahmoud, Chris Toumazou
Editor
Mitch Kalisa
Screenwriter
Mitch Kalisa
Director of Photography
Jaime Ackroyd
Sound
Focal Rhythm Productions
Principal cast
Jonathan Ajayi, Heather Alexander, Kate Ovenden, Charlie O’Connor, Louis Richards, Grace Daly, Lauren Raisbeck, Emily Seale Jones

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Production Status

Production Company

COMPULSORY

C/O Fma Accountants Ltd Building 3 Chiswick Business Park
566 Chiswick High Road
London W4 5YA

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