Dolapo Is Fine

Dọlápọ̀ Is Fine is a live action short film directed by Ethosheia Hylton and written by Joan Iyiola and Chibundu Onuzo in 2020.

In 2020, it won the HBO Short Film Competition at American Black Film Festival.

This short film was co-produced by Joan Iyiola, Joe Bell and Chibundu Onuzo, and executive produced by Amy Dowd and Elisabeth Hopper. Dọlápọ̀ Is Fine is distributed worldwide by the International Production & Distribution company Salaud Morisset.

Plot
Ready to leave her UK boarding school and enter the working world, a young Black woman faces pressure to change her name and natural hairstyle.

Awards
Since its launch, the film has been selected in many festivals around the world.

Cast & Crew
Cast


 * Dọlápọ̀: Doyin Ajiboye
 * Imogen: Katie Friedli Walton
 * Daisy: Joan Iyiola
 * Michelle Adams: Gina McKee
 * Mum: Pamela Nomvete
 * Dad: Joseph Mydell
 * Mr. Wilson: Luke Gasper
 * Sunita: Thamilvani Umaipalan

Crew


 * Director: Ethosheia Hylton
 * Writer: Joan Iyiola & Chibundu Onuzo
 * Producer: Millie Marsh
 * Production Company: Apatan Productions
 * Co-Producer: Joe Bell, Joan Iyiola, Chibundu Onuzo
 * Executive Producers: Amy Dowd, Elisabeth Hopper
 * Line Producer: Nicholas Jessup
 * Production Manager: Isobel Pietsch
 * Cinematographer: Yinka Edward
 * Editor: Xanna Ward-Dixon
 * Sound Design: Richard Chesebrough
 * Composer: Chibundu Onuzo
 * Production Sound Mixer: Alex Langner
 * Production Design: Elaine Xu
 * Casting Director: Savannah Power