←Development
Original film
WE LOVE MOSES
Obsession
Now eighteen, Ella reflects on how her obsession with her older brother's best friend left her with a secret she still carries.
- Format
- Short film
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 15 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Written and directed by
- Dionne Edwards
- Production
- Hatch Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
Synopsis
When Ella was twelve, she had her first fight. When she was twelve, she discovered sex. Now eighteen, Ella reflects on how her obsession with her older brother Michael's best friend Moses left her with a secret she still carries.
Official selections
BFI London Film FestivalOfficial Selection 2016
BFI Flare1st Season Short Film Award 2016
Underwire FestivalOfficial Selection 2016
Trinidad and Tobago Film FestivalOfficial Selection 2017
Stockholm City International Film FestivalOfficial Selection 2017
American Black Film FestivalOfficial Selection 2017
San Francisco Black Film FestivalOfficial Selection
East End Film FestivalOfficial Selection 2017
Pittsburgh FilmmakersOfficial Selection 2017
London Short Film FestivalOfficial Selection 2017
Mediterranean Film FestivalOfficial Selection 2017
Short Shorts Film FestivalNominated, Best UK Short 2017
HBO Short Film AwardNominated
Credits
DirectorDionne Edwards
WriterDionne Edwards
ProducerGeorgia Goggin
Executive producerSami Larabi
Executive producerJon Max Spatz
Development producerAngeli Macfarlane
CastJerome Holder as Moses
CastRaphel Famotibe as Michael
CastDanaë Jean Marie as Ella
CastPaige Cowan-Hall as Older Ella
CastKerri McLean as Janet
CastKaiya Alfred as Chantelle
CastKeziah Campbell-Golding as Abbie
CastUrsula Holliday as Leneek
CastClaire Redcliffe as Miss Knight
CastDenneil Tull as Moses's Friend
CastShane Mowatt as Moses's Friend
CastJuwon Adedokun as Moses's Friend
CastVivien Sinclair as Leneek's Friend
CastAndrea Francis as Teacher
CastHelen Phillips as Teacher
CastMark Silberstein as Teacher
CastMillie Small as Jealous Girl
CastChantae Henderson as Jealous Girl
CastNaomi Hallowell as Jealous Girl
CastEdem-Ita Duke as Older Ella's Boyfriend
CastBenjamin Shogbolu as Older Ella's Friend
CastBabirye Bukilwa as Older Ella's Friend
CastMichelle Tiwo as Older Ella's Friend
CastAmy Marchant as Voice on the TV
ComposerHugo Brijs
CinematographerRuben Woodin Dechamps
EditorAnna Dick
Casting directorKharmel Cochrane
Production designerPhoebe Platman
Art directorNaomi Lily Block
Costume designerRuka Johnson
Makeup artistLisa Zipper
Production managerCathy Britton
Assistant directorBálint Révész
Second assistant directorOrban Wallace
Sound designerNick Baldock
Re-recording mixerBen Carr
Dialogue editorAdrian Furdui
Assistant sound editorRobert J Mann
Fight coordinatorDan Styles
Steadicam operatorHenry Landgrebe
Assistant cameraSpike Morris
Stills photographerLaura Radford
GafferJoseph Williams
Casting associateJoelle Cochrane
Casting assistantHeather Basten
CostumerJessie Fell
Script supervisorBhairavi Patel
ColouristFilipe Fernandes
Production coordinatorGeorgia Platman
