Essex Girls
Flipping the "Essex Girl" trope, this coming-of-age film explores Black British girlhood and magical female friendships in 2009 Essex. Navigating adolescence in Benfleet, Essex hasn't been straightforward for British-Nigerian Bisola. She's done her best to fit in, but her two best friends Charlie & Saffron seem to be understanding her less and less recently. However, after an incident at her high school shunts her into the orbit of the only other Black girl in her year - the gorgeous, irrepressible Ashlee, who is everything Bisola wishes she could be - Bisola is plunged into a journey of discovering a whole new side of herself. Directed by Yero Timi-Biu Written by Busayo Ige Produced by Angela Moneke & Simon Hatton ** Official Selection - Sundance Film Festival ** BAFTA Longlist - Best British Short Film ** BFI London Film Festival - Nominated, Best Short Film ** Official Selection - Hamptons International Film Festival ** Seattle International Film Festival - Special Jury Mention ** S.O.U.L Fest - Winner, Best Director ** Palm Springs Shortsfest - Nominated, Best International Short CAST Busayo Ige - Bisola Corinna Brown - Ashlee Adrianna Bertola - Charlie Krysstina Frempong - Tiyah Rebecca Dike - Aisha Craig Webb - Callum Bruno Cryan - Tom Charlie Baker - Harry Dan Gaisford - Mr Flannery Daniel Adeosun - Malachi With Tomi Egbowon-Ogunjobi - Ronke And Maisie Smith - Saffron CREW Nathalie Pitters - Director of Photography Phoebe Platman - Production Designer Cynthia Lawrence-John - Costume Designer Bianca Simone Scott - Hair & Make-Up Designer Amara Rossell - Associate Producer Hannah Marie Williams - Casting Director Galina Chakarova - Editor A.G - Composer Caroline Morin - Colourist Alex Bird - Re-recording Mixer EXEC BLOCK For BFI Network, Film Hub South East Thomas Wightman - Executive Producer Niamh Coogan - Project Coordinator For Surgent Studios Abubakar Salim - Executive Producer For Screen South & Creative Estuary Jo Nolan - Executive Producer Barbara Welch - Production Manager
