The Drop In

The Drop In
Film poster
Directed byNaledi Jackson
Written byNaledi Jackson
Produced byPriscilla Galvez
StarringMouna Traoré
Oluniké Adeliyi
CinematographyJackson Parrell
Edited byChristine Armstrong
Production
company
Foundry Films
Release date
  • September 11, 2017 (2017-09-11) (TIFF)
Running time
13 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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]