Drama · United Kingdom · 2009 · 29m

Colonial Gods

Director

Cast

Cornell John as Izi Said Mohamed as Abdi Steve Northy as Policeman 2 Mukhtar Yaro as Mr. Achebe Yakuba Bayi as Mr. Togba Golda Rosheuvel as Suzanne

Crew

Bradford Young — Director of Photography Gena Bleier — Editor Dafydd Hunt — Editor Shahzad Ismaily — Original Music Composer Dee Rees — Writer Nekisa Cooper — Producer

Synopsis

A complicated friendship between a young Somali and Nigerian man unfolds against the chaos of gentrification and displacement in the small immigrant community in Cardiff known as Tiger Bay.

Mood & Themes

short film

Key Collaborators

Dee Rees Director Bradford Young Director of Photography Gena Bleier Editor Dafydd Hunt Editor Shahzad Ismaily Original Music Composer Dee Rees Writer Nekisa Cooper Producer Muirelle Wilson Production Design Amelia Shankland Production Design

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