Project Detail

Win

Synopsis

Sascha, a young athlete returns to her family home and community following an injury, and confronts her father’s long-term illness.
A film that speaks to rest, decline, and generational yearning.

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Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 19 min 31 sec
Format: Digital
Director: Steph Tari Odu
Producer: Fawzia Mahmood
Executive Producer: Steph Tari Odu, Sammy Wong
Editor: Romany Rowell, Georgie Daley
Screenwriter: Steph Tari Odu
Director of Photography: Oliver Ford
Production Designer: Dan Da Silva
Sound: Calum Sample
Principal cast: Shaniqua Okwok, J-L.A. Davis, Martins Imhangbe, Ayesha Antoine, Femi Ogunjobi, Azu Crabbe
Other Lead Creative(s): Costume Designer: Ruka Johnson, Casting Director: Isabella Odoffin, Hair and Make-Up Designer: Viviane Melo
First Assistant Director: Sue King
Colourist: Toby Tomkins

Genre

Black Drama LGBTQIA+

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Born By A River

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

contact@bornbyariver.com

Sales Company

Steph Tari Odu

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