Festival of Slaps
BBC Short Film

BAFTA Nominated & BIFA Award Winning Comedy drama, where a Nigerian mother slaps her son so hard his life flashes before his eyes, in this humorous dissection of cultural stereotypes.

Commissioned: BBC
Role: Writer & Director 
Executive produced by: AAA
 

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To generate hype for the films release we expanded the world of the short into fun short form skits 

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With over 100,000 organic online views, the film has featured in some of the UK's most prestigious Festivals and Cinemas

BIFA 
 Best Short Film

Toronto Nollywood Festival

Director Notes


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BAFTA 2024
Nomination

BFI London Film Festival 

Curzon Cinema Bloomsbury

BBC 1xtra

 

Aesthetica FF
Best Comedy 

Vimeo
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London Short Film Festival

1.4 Awards
 Winner 

To celebrate the release of the short we hosted an experience at the Curzon where we transformed the cinema into a theatre space. Working with a choir and talent to take the film beyond the screen. 

We collaborated with POCC & Clear channel to get the film in DOOH displays from East to West London

 

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