Dọlápọ̀ Is Fine is a live action short film directed by Ethosheia Hylton and written by Joan Iyiola and Chibundu Onuzo in 2020.
In 2020, it won the HBO Short Film Competition at American Black Film Festival.
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. +YearFestivalAward/CategoryStatus2020African Diaspora International Film FestivalBest Short Film2020American Black Film FestivalHBO Short Film Award2020I Will Tell International Film FestivalBest Short Drama2020I Will Tell International Film FestivalBest Actress in a Short Drama2020LA Shorts FestBest Short Film2020Leeds International Film FestivalBest British Short2020BFI London Film FestivalBest Short Film
Cast & Crew Cast
Dọlápọ̀: Doyin Ajiboye Imogen: Katie Friedli Walton Daisy: Joan Iyiola Michelle Adams: Gina McKee Mum: Pamela Nomvete Dad: Joseph Mydell 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 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
Dọlápọ̀ Is Fine (Full Film) on Vimeo