Picking a laundrette as the location for their first date, Zekiel has a full wash cycle to convince Izzy that they might just be perfect for each other.
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🧺 (SPIN)
Dir. Precious Wura Alabi
Charming without ever being saccharine or cheesy, despite the specificities of the set-up, (spin) is incredibly universal. However, for the film to be emotionally successful, given its format as a one location story that mostly relies on an encounter between two characters, both the dialogue and the performances have to do a lot of the heavy-lifting. Wura Alabi as Izzy and Samuel Adewunmi as Zekiel have an instant on-screen chemistry that makes you immediately root for both of them and want their relationship to succeed. It’s not that simple though, the screenplay has twists and turns, which makes their conversation a delight to watch, the strong dash of humor added throughout bringing comedy to the potential romance.
The kind of film that reminds you just how good the often misunderstood romcom can be, (spin) brings a fresh and modern take to the genre by pushing its boundaries and playing with its tropes. Much like recent success story Rye Lane, Wura Alabi’s short shows that with a little inventiveness and a lot of heart you can make audiences fall in love with romantic comedies once again. - S/W Curator, Céline Roustan.
Cast + Crew
Samuel Adewunmi, Actor
Dami Adeyeye, Producer
Tianna Banton, 1st Assistant Director
Victoria Wijeratne, Production Co-ordinator
Karl Poyzer, Director of Photography
Eliott Poyzer, 1st Assistant Camera
James Huthwaite, 2nd Assistant Camera
Ryan Anderson, Gaffer
Jacob Grech, Spark
Alex Masika-Fergz, Digital Imaging Technician
Brie Ahmed, Production Designer
Mary Lucas-Afolalu, Costume Designer
Jimmy Lobe, Sound Recordist
Blessing Gkambanga, Hair and Make-up Artist
Eniola Sunmon, Medic/COVID Supervisor
Nancy Wise, Lucine Bassa, Jonah Mohammad, Production Assisstant
Miriam Kamara, Editor
Jo Barker, Luis Reggiardo, Colourists
Harry Cockbill, Sound Editor
Bianca Baz, Original Music
Nana Abbott, Graphic Designer
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