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surprise, baby!

Name: surprise, baby!
Director: zane igbe
Genre: LGBTQIA+
Released: 2023
Duration: 13 min 21 sec

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Synopsis

Parent-to-be Taye contemplates confiding in their pregnant partner Serena about their own gender identity on the day of their baby shower. Taye is unsure of how to go about this but as the baby shower looms the ticking clock becomes more overwhelming. He has to tell Serena before it’s too late. Meanwhile, Serena finds herself convinced by her assertive mother and baby shower co-host Pam, to turn the event into a gender reveal party. Wale, Taye's brother, is aware of the impending gender reveal and advises Taye to hold off on sharing their secret. In a moment of reflection fuelled by discomfort, Taye stares at himself in the mirror, gathering the courage to reveal the truth to Serena.

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Year: 2023
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 13 min 21 sec
Format: digital
Director: zane igbe
Producer: louisa rose mackleston
Executive Producer: cameron roach, diva rodrigeuz
Editor: hayley meagher
Screenwriter: zane igbe
Director of Photography: samira oberberg
Production Designer: jessica jones
Sound: waqar shah
Composer: charlotte partt
Principal cast: tylan grant, ella-grace gregoire, lisa maguire, jay lafayette-valentine
Associate Producer: Joseph Morris

Genre

LGBTQIA+

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Northern Fortress Films,

3 Worthville Close, Keighley. BD21 5NL

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