THE PROBLEM WITH BLACK PETE, written and directed by Rachel Akinola.
Logline: A Black-Dutch podcaster is tired of having to put up with the yearly blackface tradition in the Netherlands and decides to use her storytelling skills to do something about it.
Crew:
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Rachel Akinola
PRODUCER: Anisa Adan
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Emma Snow
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Ruben Cabral
CAMERA OPERATOR: Matthias Robins
GAFFER: Shamoy Simmonds
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Shomi Owodunni
SOUND: Kulthum Mohamed
COVID MARSHALL: Viran Burrun
EDITOR/SCRIPT SUPERVISOR: Willem Flowerday
About The International Thesis Film Project:
The International Thesis Film Project is a real world production experience in which Ghetto Film School (GFS) New York, Los Angeles, and London Fellows write, shoot, and edit short Thesis Films in an international location.
In a year-long process, Fellows study the classic and contemporary cinema of the selected country, and write short scripts based on the culture, history and/or landscape of the international location. The top script, the director of the film, and the crew are chosen through a student-led selection process.
Fellows receive feedback from top actors and industry leaders through a Table Read process. The student crew shoots the Thesis Film during a 10-day trip to an international location, and the finished films screen at a premiere hosted by A-list actors and filmmaking professionals.
In August of 2021, GFS LDN Fellows in partnership with SISTER and supported by Bloomberg, shot their International Thesis Film in Amsterdam.
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