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Short Film Competition at

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. In 2018 Ethosheia was presented the inaugural European Academy Gold Fellowship For Women. The award, sponsored by

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, offered a year-long mentorship scheme from the Academy. Driven by stories from untold voices and about community and culture, Ethosheia's work Brixton Rock, an adaptation of author

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's book of the same name, is being turned into a feature film. She is currently directing

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(TV Series on Channel 4).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hylton, Ethosheia Living people Year of birth missing (living people) English film directors English screenwriters