The Letter

Production Country: Gambia, UK
Running Time: 18mins
Year: 2024

In 1945, a young Gambian woman treks across her country to discover the fate of her fiancé fighting for the British thousands of miles away.

FILM CREW:
Director: James Skinner
Producer: James Skinner, Baaba Sillah
Exec Producer: Momodou Sallah, Alhagie Manka
Writer: Christopher Marchant, Baaba Sillah
DOP: Ezequiel Romero
Editor: Dan Moss, Callum Male
Sound Design: Blai Escayola Bosch
Composer: Blanca Romeo De La Higuera
Production Design: Ya Awa Conateh
Costume Design: Ya Awa Conateh
VFX: Jake Bentley

Cast: Isatou B Barry, Gibbou M Saidy, Fanta Ceesay, Sheriff Saihou Kanuteh, Fatou S Bojang, Famara Marong, Mansata Marena, Kitabu Fatty, Manlafi Manneh


FESTIVALS:
African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) November 2024
Byron Bay International Film Festival October 2024
London Breeze Film Festival October 2024
San Jose International Short Film Festival October 2024
Black Star International Film Festival September 2024
Tallahassee Film Festival August 2024
Carmarthen Bay Film Festival May 2024