''Dọlápọ̀ Is Fine'' is a
live action
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short film
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directed by
Ethosheia Hylton and written by
Joan Iyiola and
Chibundu Onuzo in 2020.
In 2020, it won the
HBO
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Short Film Competition at
American Black Film Festival
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This short film was co-produced by
Joan Iyiola, Joe Bell and
Chibundu Onuzo, and executive produced by Amy Dowd and Elisabeth Hopper.
Dọlápọ̀ Is Fine is distributed worldwide by the International Production & Distribution company Salaud Morisset.
Plot
Ready to leave her UK boarding school and enter the working world, a young Black woman faces pressure to change her name and natural hairstyle.
Awards
Since its launch, the film has been selected in many festivals around the world.
Cast & Crew
Cast
* Dọlápọ̀:
Doyin Ajiboye
* Imogen:
Katie Friedli Walton
* Daisy:
Joan Iyiola
* Michelle Adams:
Gina McKee
Georgina "Gina" McKee (born 14 April 1964) is an English actress. She won the 1997 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for ''Our Friends in the North'' (1996), and earned subsequent nominations for ''The Lost Prince'' (2003) and ''The Street'' (2 ...
* Mum:
Pamela Nomvete
Pamela Nomvete (born 1963) is an Ethiopian-born South African/British actress.
Life
Pamela Nomvete was born in Ethiopia to South African parents. She spent her childhood in many different countries, and attended boarding school in the United Kin ...
* Dad:
Joseph Mydell
Joseph Mydell (born 1955) is a screen and stage actor, writer and public speaker.
Early life
Joseph Mydell was born 1955 in Savannah, Georgia. He attended West Savannah elementary school; Tompkins High School(class of 1963); Morehouse College ...
* Mr. Wilson:
Luke Gasper
* Sunita: Thamilvani Umaipalan
Crew
* Director:
Ethosheia Hylton
* Writer:
Joan Iyiola &
Chibundu Onuzo
* Producer: Millie Marsh
* Production Company: Apatan Productions
* Co-Producer: Joe Bell,
Joan Iyiola,
Chibundu Onuzo
* Executive Producers: Amy Dowd, Elisabeth Hopper
* Line Producer: Nicholas Jessup
* Production Manager: Isobel Pietsch
* Cinematographer:
Yinka Edward
Yinka Edward, born in Jos, Nigeria, is a Nigerian cinematographer best known for his works on the films ''October 1'', '' 93 Days'', '' A Love Story'' (winner of BAFTA's Best British Short Animation category, 2017), '' Confusion Na Wa'' and '' ...
* Editor: Xanna Ward-Dixon
* Sound Design: Richard Chesebrough
* Composer:
Chibundu Onuzo
* Production Sound Mixer: Alex Langner
* Production Design: Elaine Xu
* Casting Director: Savannah Power
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt11782574
''Dọlápọ̀ Is Fine'' (Full Film)on
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2020 films
2020 short films
British short films
2020s English-language films