Project Detail

Roxanne

Synopsis

A cold and isolated transgender sex worker takes in a young girl who has been abandoned by her mother, and her life is thrown into question.

Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 mins 40 secs
Format
35mm
Director
Paul Frankl
Producer
Akua Obeng-Frimpong, Paul Frankl
Executive Producer
Ohna Falby
Editor
Fiona De Souza
Screenwriter
Paul Frankl
Director of Photography
Rina Yang
Production Designer
Ana Viana
Sound
Jules Woods
Composer
Benjamin Stefanski
Principal cast
Miss Cairo, Thea Lamb

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Kind Productions

E: paulfrankl.film@gmail.com

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

Gold Star Gold Star

Director: Paul Frankl

Year: 2018

Joanna, is an 18-year-old Jewish school girl, who, after a one night stand, gets pregnant. She begins to turn to Orthodox Judaism, as a way of taking control of her life, and to help her decide what to do about her unborn child.

Female character standing in a dimly lit cathedral. My Heart Is Not Mine

Director: Salina Khan

Year: 2026

A hopelessly romantic bisexual author revisits the relationships that shaped his life while reflecting on his autobiographical book My Heart Is Not Mine. Torn between love, faith, and self-worth, he confronts the emotional imprint left by one man and two women who each claimed a piece of a heart that never fully belonged to him.

A close up of a woman looking down with a black background and "Nobody's Daughter" written in yellow Nobody's Daughters

Director: Juan Pablo Bedoya

Year: 2026

Santo is a respected religious clockmaker and moneylender in his village. He exploits families in debt by using charm and kindness. When they cannot repay him, he persuades them to send their underage daughters to work as maids to pay off the debt. Ultimately, he sexually enslaves them and throws them out on the street when they become pregnant. His latest victim is Cira, an 11-year-old blackberry picker whose mother has pawned their home and land. After Santo's death, Maria Luisa, one of his victims, with the help of Fernando, his childhood friend and lawyer, fights for justice. After a long court battle, justice has finally been served, but not for everyone. Based on a real story.