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Funke Alafiatayo

  • Funke Alafiatayo

    Funke Alafiatayo

Synopsis

Three Zimbabwean spirits descended to earth on a mission to connect with their descendants. Worried they are being forgotten they embark on a mission to initiate their descendants into a Ndebele cultural ritual. Will the appearance of spiritual beings see Selina fleeing rather than coming closer to who she is?
Official Selection Pan African Film Festival 2023

Details

Year
2023
Type of film
Shorts
Running Time
13 min
Format
Arri Alexa
Director
Zodwa Nyoni
Producer
Barrington Paul Robinson
Executive Producer
Claudia Yusef, Roxy Mckenna
Editor
Chris Blaine
Screenwriter
Zodwa Nyoni
Director of Photography
Candida Richardson
Production Designer
Bobbie Cousins
Sound
Richard de Mowbray
Music
Darren J Benjamin
Principal Cast
Pamela Nomvete, Clint Dyer, Daniel Ogbeide-John, Kaitlyn Akinpelumi, Akeim Toussaint Buck, Nii Kwartey Owoo

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 11th December 2023

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK and BBC Film

Redbag Pictures Ltd.
The Workshop
58 Moor Lane
Thornton
Liverpool
Merseyside
L23 4TW
+44 (0)7977 406789
barrington@redbagpictures.co.uk
http://www.redbagpictures.co.uk

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Company

Barrington Paul Robinson
Redbag Pictures Ltd.
The Workshop
58 Moor Lane
Thornton
Liverpool
Merseyside
L23 4TW
+44 (0)7977 406789
barrington@redbagpictures.co.uk
http://www.redbagpictures.co.uk