DỌLÁPỌ̀ Is Fine
Short Block: Celebrating Live, Love, Laughter
Synopsis:
Soon to leave her very British boarding school, DỌLÁPỌ̀ is pressured to conceal her natural hair, and to change her name. DỌLÁPỌ̀ begins to question how the world might see her. She braces for change. Getting the first wig is a milestone. But it is clear there are mixed messages and historical undertones to this threshold. For DỌLÁPỌ̀ it had always been about aspiration. DỌLÁPỌ̀ buys a wig, but the hair leaves her questioning its uncertain origins. After a dose of unwanted attention and a strange episode in the woods, DỌLÁPỌ̀ is forced to reconsider her own assumptions about identity.
Details:
UK | 15 Mins | Narrative Short
Meet The Makers
Co-writer/Co-producer/Daisy - Joan Iyiola
Co-writer/Co-producer/Daisy - Chibundu Onuzo
Director- Ethosheia Hylton
Co-producer - Joseph Bell
Starring - Doyin Ajiboye as Dolapo
Director’s Bio: Ethosheia Hylton
Ethosheia Hylton is known for her work on In the Silence (2019), Brixton Rock (2018), Lia (2015), Cutting Edge (2014) Small World (2013), Sistas with Locs and Ackee & Saltfish which have won numerous awards and screenings. Ethosheia is the first ever UK winner of the European Academy Gold Fellowship For Women (2018).
Producer’s Bio: Joan Iyiola
Joan is co-writer, co-producer, and stars as Daisy in DỌLÁPỌ̀ IS FINE. Joan's acting credits include: BLACK EARTH RISING (BBC/Netflix), Season 1&2 of ENTERPRICE (BBC1/BBCIPlayer), TREE (Created by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Idris Elba), and as THE DUCHESS in THE DUCHESS OF MALFI (Royal Shakespeare Company). Joan co-founded Apatan Productions in 2018. Current writing projects in development include TALAWA and THIS IS NOT MY EXPERIENCE.
Social Media Handles:
Insta:
@apatan_productions - production company
@joan.iyiola - co-writer/co-producer/daisy
@doyinnnaji - dolapo
@chibundu.onuzo - co-writer/co-producer
@aguadecocogirl - director
Twitter:
@apatan_prod - production company
@kcilegal - director
@chibunduonuzo - co-writer/co-producer
#Dolapoisfine