| The Drop In | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Naledi Jackson |
| Written by | Naledi Jackson |
| Produced by | Priscilla Galvez |
| Starring | Mouna Traoré Oluniké Adeliyi |
| Cinematography | Jackson Parrell |
| Edited by | Christine Armstrong |
Production company | Foundry Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 13 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The Drop In is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Naledi Jackson and released in 2017.[1] The film stars Mouna Traoré as Joelle, a hairdresser at a Black Canadian hair salon who faces an unexpected challenge when Grace (Oluniké Adeliyi), a woman she knew in her prior life, drops in ostensibly for a haircut, but in fact with ulterior motives involving Joelle's immigration status.[2]
The film received production funding from the Harold Greenberg Fund in 2016,[3] and premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in December 2017.[4]
- ^ Mallory Andrews, "18 for '18: These female filmmakers are carving out their space in Canada's cinematic landscape". CBC Arts, July 26, 2018.
- ^ a b Wilson Morales, "TIFF 2017 Preview: Naledi Jackson’s Short Film ‘The Drop In’". Blackfilm, August 31, 2017.
- ^ Jordan Pinto, "HGF distributes $110K across three projects". Playback, August 15, 2016.
- ^ Regan Reid, "What made TIFF’s top-10 Canadian movies of 2017?". Playback, December 6, 2017.