Project Detail

Wide Tooth Comb

Name: Wide Tooth Comb
Director: Eileen Gbagbo
Genre: Black, Comedy, Romance
Released: 2026
Duration: 13 min

A Black woman wearing her hair in an afro holds a Wide Tooth Comb stood in front of a Black man in a white T-shirt who wears his hair in short locs.

Wide Tooth Comb, © Born By A River, 2026

Synopsis

Overwhelmed by work, an ever growing to do list... Elsie, a young black woman, cancels a first date to finish taking out her braids. Her charming suitor Kwame unexpectedly offers to help her with the task. In the cramped comfort of Elsie’s messy living room, an unconventional first date unfolds. The quirky interaction evolves into a warm, funny, and disarmingly intimate night.

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 13 min
Format: Video
Director: Eileen Gbagbo
Producer: Tega Okiti
Executive Producer: Steph Tari Odu
Editor: Naeem Davies
Screenwriter: Eileen Gbagbo
Director of Photography: Lami Okrekson
Production Designer: Amara Cooke
Sound: Oli King
Composer: Jack Marshall
Principal cast: Brittany Hodge, Demi Odowu
Other Lead Creative(s): Costume Designer: Rashida Taylor, Casting Director: Selma Nicholls, Hair and Make-Up Artists: Viviane Melo, Zaynah Sanusi

Genre

Black Comedy Romance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Born By A River

Collective Auction Rooms,
5-7 Buck Street,
London,
NW1 8NJ

www.bornbyariver.com

contact@bornbyariver.com

Sales Company

Steph Tari Odu

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