Project Detail

The Trodden Grass

Synopsis

As a young black girl falls out of love with her natural hair, a mother - through a poem - works to inspire self love and acceptance in her daughter, against a world that whispers otherwise.

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Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 6 min 4 sec
Format: Digital Super 35mm
Director: Noah Turner, Chander Ramnarine
Producer: Noah Turne, Chander Ramnarine
Editor: Noah Turner, Chander Ramnarine
Screenwriter: Noah Turner, Chander Ramnarine
Director of Photography: Noah Turner, Chander Ramnarine
Production Designer: Debbie Duru
Sound: Louis Walker
Composer: Pete Mills
Principal cast: Melissa James, Frankie Rechere, Moizelle Olaleye, Nasri Thompson

Genre

Experimental Drama Black

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

OrangeRam Studios

Noah Turner
Chander Ramnarine

Noah@orangeram.co.uk Chander@orangeram.co.uk

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