Drama · United Kingdom · 1992 · 11m

Flight of the Swan

Flight of the Swan poster
Director
Ngozi Onwurah
Cast
Hilja Lindsay Parkinson as Obe Kanayo Wumni Olaiya as African Spirit Charlotte Moore as Mrs. Mortimer Laura Penta as Sarah Rowena Meddeman as Bully
Crew
Alwin H. Küchler — Director of Photography Liz Webber — Editor Ngozi Onwurah — Writer Simon Onwurah — Producer Kanayo Onwurah — Producer
Synopsis

A young girl leaves her Nigerian village to attend a ballet school in England. Fascinated by Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, she dreams of performing as lead ballerina Princess Odette, but the girls in her close-minded ballet school mock her ideas of a 'black swan'.

Mood & Themes
danceidentitytransformationbullyingalienationballetprejudiceracismracial prejudicecultureballet schoolself expression
Key Collaborators
Ngozi Onwurah Director Alwin H. Küchler Director of Photography Liz Webber Editor Ngozi Onwurah Writer Simon Onwurah Producer Kanayo Onwurah Producer
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