Precious Hair and Beauty
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Shorts - Your UK or Mine? - World premiere
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2022
Details
- Year
- 2021
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 11 min 2 sec
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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John Ogunmuyiwa
- Producer
- Sophia Gibber, Tony Longe, Lene Bausager
- Executive Producer
- Dionne Farrell, Emma Kaye, Catherine Bray, Charlie Shackleton, Anthony Ing, Josic Cadoret, Ruth Thompson
- Editor
- Marvin Jay Alvarez
- Screenwriter
- John Ogunmuyiwa
- Director of Photography
- Pep Bosch
- Production Designer
- Ana Baldini
- Sound
- Axel Kacoutie, Jon Gibson, Kyel Allen.
- Composer
- Melo Zed
- Principal cast
- Tomi Ogunjobi, Kemi Lofinmakin, Adjani Salmon, Xanthia Ncube, Deenie Davies, Ade Dee Haastrup, Jessica Bell, Michael Akinsulire, Mamad Heidari, Kafayat Adegoke, Olu Adaeze
- Production Manager
- Bruna Pias
- Costume
- Rhona Ezuma
- Film Title Note
- Film title should read - Precious Hair & Beauty
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI NETWORK
Creativs Label
Tony LongeUgly Duckling Films
Sophia GibberBBC Films
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