Watch Trailer For Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s Dreamers
The official UK Trailer for the powerful indie drama from Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s Dreamers has dropped online.
The film was longlisted at this year’s British Independent Film Awards, for categories including the prestigious Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director and Best Debut Screenwriter. The nominations started at it’s premiere at Berlin International Film Festival where it was nominated for the coveted Teddy Award for Best Feature Film.
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor is no stranger to producing with Blue Story, Christmas film Boxing Day and more recently Champion for the BBC some of her previous films.
Dreamers stars Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo and Ann Akinjirin, which is set in a UK asylum removal centre. We meet Nigerian migrant Isio finds hope in an unexpected love that gives her the strength to fight a broken system.
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DREAMERS stars Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo (BEEN SO LONG, RAIN DOGS) as Isio, a Nigerian migrant detained after living undocumented in the UK for two years. Isio is convinced that the only way out is to play by the rules, even when her charismatic new roommate, Farah (played by Ann Akinjirin), warns her otherwise. As the friendship between Isio and Faith evolves into something deeper whilst her faith wanes as her asylum pleas are rejected, she must choose between compliance and the risk of escape in pursuit of true freedom.
Dreamers will be released by We Are Parable in UK and Irish cinemas from 5th December.
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