DỌLÁPỌ̀ IS FINE
Director: Ethosheia Hylton
Genre(s):
Running Time: 15
Location: UK
Website: www.imdb.com/title/tt11782574/
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