DỌLÁPỌ̀ IS FINE

DỌLÁPỌ̀ IS FINE


Director: Ethosheia Hylton
Running Time: 15
Location: UK
DCFF SCreening: 2021

Synopsis

Soon to leave her very British boarding school, Dọlápọ̀ is pressured to conceal her natural hair, and to change her name in order to get a job in the City. Dọlápọ̀ buys a wig, but the hair leaves her questioning its uncertain origins and she is forced to reconsider her own assumptions about identity.

Screening History & Awards

2020 American Black Film Festival – World Premiere, HBO Short Film Award

2020 I Will Tell Festival – Best Short Drama, Best Actress

DCFF Screening Information

Plays with The Stories We Tell shorts package

Emily
Emily loves movies and Tacoma. Thus, the Destiny City Film Festival was born in 2013 and has been going strong ever since!