The Drop In is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Naledi Jackson and released in 2017.Mallory Andrews, "18 for '18: These female filmmakers are carving out their space in Canada's cinematic landscape". CBC Arts, July 26, 2018. The film stars Mouna Traoré as Joelle, a hairdresser at a Black Canadian hair salon who faces an unexpected challenge when Grace (Oluniké Adeliyi), a woman she knew in her prior life, drops in ostensibly for a haircut, but in fact with ulterior motives involving Joelle's immigration status.Wilson Morales, "TIFF 2017 Preview: Naledi Jackson’s Short Film ‘The Drop In’". Blackfilm, August 31, 2017.
The film received production funding from the Harold Greenberg Fund in 2016,Jordan Pinto, "HGF distributes $110K across three projects". Playback, August 15, 2016. and premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in December 2017.Regan Reid, "What made TIFF’s top-10 Canadian movies of 2017?". Playback, December 6, 2017.
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