2021 ShortFest Archive
Coaxed into playing a racial typecast in a fellow student’s play, Black drama student Jonathan is faced with the all-too-familiar decision: to challenge prejudice, or play it safe?
In competition for Best International Short.
In competition for Best International Short.
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film details
| Director: | Mitch Kalisa |
| Producers: | Chris Toumazou |
| Screenwriter: | Mitch Kalisa |
| Cinematographers: | Jaime Ackroyd |
| Editor: | Mitch Kalisa |
| Music: | Scatman Crothers |
| Cast: | Jonathan Ajayi, Heather Alexander, Kate Ovenden, Charlie O’Connor, Louis Richards |
| Country: | UK |
| Language: | in English |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Running Time: | 13 minutes |
| Awards: | Narrative Short Grand Jury Prize, SXSW Film Festival |
| Primary Company: | COMPULSORY |
| Website: | https://compulsory.film/ |