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Ojumo Ti Mo
Three years after their father passed, a family of four women come together through a series of phone calls spanning over three months.
Documentary 2019 16 mins Not rated
Overview
Three years after their father passed, a documentary acts as the perfect stage for a family of four women to talk through their experiences of their loss. Somewhere between distance and time, phone calls provided each person the space to tell their own stories
Ojumo To Mio and its director Simisolaoluwa Akande were the winners of the We Are Parable present Who We Are short film competiton, a contest to highlight the work of 16-19 year-old Black British filmmakers, part of We Are Parable's online takeover of BFI Player.
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