No Cheaters here, Susan Wokoma is the real deal and she’s ready to judge 💅 ALL NEW #DragRaceUK coming soon to iPlayer 💋 #DRUK #SusanWokoma
Was going to wait and share this news once official photos started circulating but – full transparency – I’ve been spent today doom scrolling and watching all the far right Nazi uprisings all over the world has put me in an all too frequent state of fear and numbness. I’m really scared. Which is why celebrations like @s.o.u.l.fest and @americanblackfilmfestival are actually more vital than ever before. Despite all the challenges and fears we as black people face, there we were last night, daring to dream, write, create and share our stories. Literally ancient tings. Thank you @1yarei @akuatbbgyamfi @weareparable and @americanblackfilmfestival for giving us the space to be artists. To be soft as well as strong and all the exciting complexities within that that makes great films. I wrote this script in 2 days for the little complex odd girl who was so so misunderstood. I will always write for you. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners. I don’t actually know if I’ll be ok but I know I’m not alone. : : : : : : : : : #soulfilmfestival #shortfilm #britishfilm #femalefilmmakers #firsttimefilmmaker #film #filmfestivals #blackfilmmakers #blackbritishfilmmakers #soulfilmfest #britishblacklist #weareparable #abffglobal
Was going to wait and share this news once official photos started circulating but – full transparency – I’ve been spent today doom scrolling and watching all the far right Nazi uprisings all over the world has put me in an all too frequent state of fear and numbness. I’m really scared. Which is why celebrations like @s.o.u.l.fest and @americanblackfilmfestival are actually more vital than ever before. Despite all the challenges and fears we as black people face, there we were last night, daring to dream, write, create and share our stories. Literally ancient tings. Thank you @1yarei @akuatbbgyamfi @weareparable and @americanblackfilmfestival for giving us the space to be artists. To be soft as well as strong and all the exciting complexities within that that makes great films. I wrote this script in 2 days for the little complex odd girl who was so so misunderstood. I will always write for you. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners. I don’t actually know if I’ll be ok but I know I’m not alone. : : : : : : : : : #soulfilmfestival #shortfilm #britishfilm #femalefilmmakers #firsttimefilmmaker #film #filmfestivals #blackfilmmakers #blackbritishfilmmakers #soulfilmfest #britishblacklist #weareparable #abffglobal
Was going to wait and share this news once official photos started circulating but – full transparency – I’ve been spent today doom scrolling and watching all the far right Nazi uprisings all over the world has put me in an all too frequent state of fear and numbness. I’m really scared. Which is why celebrations like @s.o.u.l.fest and @americanblackfilmfestival are actually more vital than ever before. Despite all the challenges and fears we as black people face, there we were last night, daring to dream, write, create and share our stories. Literally ancient tings. Thank you @1yarei @akuatbbgyamfi @weareparable and @americanblackfilmfestival for giving us the space to be artists. To be soft as well as strong and all the exciting complexities within that that makes great films. I wrote this script in 2 days for the little complex odd girl who was so so misunderstood. I will always write for you. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners. I don’t actually know if I’ll be ok but I know I’m not alone. : : : : : : : : : #soulfilmfestival #shortfilm #britishfilm #femalefilmmakers #firsttimefilmmaker #film #filmfestivals #blackfilmmakers #blackbritishfilmmakers #soulfilmfest #britishblacklist #weareparable #abffglobal
Happy Valentine’s Day suckers! My present to you is me in this resplendent @richardquinn dress. You’re welcome! 💋 On Wednesday I jumped in to host the @csacasting’s Artios Awards and if there’s one thing I’m gonna do at a celebration it’s DRESS THE F UP. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners and for the whole CSA team (especially @tamsynmansoncasting @blunt.claudia and @cassandra_han_casting) for guiding me! Really moving night celebrating work in weird uncertain times. And thank you to my girls @layoakin and @georginabeedle for being my fellow Charlie’s Angels according to pic 2 #hot See final slide for my styling ref 😉 📸: Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock ✨ #theartiosawards #casting #awards #host #richardquinn #aminamuaddi #matopeda #sohohouse #csa #valentinesday
💫Earlier this week NYT Alum, Actor, Writer, Director Susan Wokoma @susiewoosie12 held an exclusive screening of her new short film, ‘Dark Skin Bruises Differently’ @odeoncinemas 🎬Followed by a Q&A hosted by our Artistic Director, Paul Roseby and a live directing workshop featuring @nytrepcompany Emily Casey & Ruari Spooner 🌟It was such an insightful evening discussing resilience, creative output and the art of storytelling 💖Many thanks to Susan for sharing her time and experience so generously with us and @odeoncinemas for hosting the screening 📸 @_he_photo
💫Earlier this week NYT Alum, Actor, Writer, Director Susan Wokoma @susiewoosie12 held an exclusive screening of her new short film, ‘Dark Skin Bruises Differently’ @odeoncinemas 🎬Followed by a Q&A hosted by our Artistic Director, Paul Roseby and a live directing workshop featuring @nytrepcompany Emily Casey & Ruari Spooner 🌟It was such an insightful evening discussing resilience, creative output and the art of storytelling 💖Many thanks to Susan for sharing her time and experience so generously with us and @odeoncinemas for hosting the screening 📸 @_he_photo
💫Earlier this week NYT Alum, Actor, Writer, Director Susan Wokoma @susiewoosie12 held an exclusive screening of her new short film, ‘Dark Skin Bruises Differently’ @odeoncinemas 🎬Followed by a Q&A hosted by our Artistic Director, Paul Roseby and a live directing workshop featuring @nytrepcompany Emily Casey & Ruari Spooner 🌟It was such an insightful evening discussing resilience, creative output and the art of storytelling 💖Many thanks to Susan for sharing her time and experience so generously with us and @odeoncinemas for hosting the screening 📸 @_he_photo
💫Earlier this week NYT Alum, Actor, Writer, Director Susan Wokoma @susiewoosie12 held an exclusive screening of her new short film, ‘Dark Skin Bruises Differently’ @odeoncinemas 🎬Followed by a Q&A hosted by our Artistic Director, Paul Roseby and a live directing workshop featuring @nytrepcompany Emily Casey & Ruari Spooner 🌟It was such an insightful evening discussing resilience, creative output and the art of storytelling 💖Many thanks to Susan for sharing her time and experience so generously with us and @odeoncinemas for hosting the screening 📸 @_he_photo
Aaaaaand she’s off 🚀 Thank you to all the gorgeous souls who joined us last night for our private Cast Crew screening of ‘Dark Skin Bruises Differently’ One day we’ll talk about the (quite frankly) bizarre journey that forced me to park one story (for a minute) and begin this one – but I am so glad I ended up here with this unbelievable gang. Special love and gratitude to producer extraordinaire @maevademurger for showing me how it’s really done and restoring my faith no-end. And to @bencotgrove who I originally met for Story One (the one I’ll talk about one day) and I am so thrilled we got to work together on our own terms. You shot this unbelievably. Thank you @closeupfilmcentre for hosting our screening and @ben_c_meadows as ever for the photos 📸 Much more news and many more Thank Yous to come (shorter than Adrian Brody’s though, I promise) : : : : : : #darkskinbruisesdifferently #DSBDshortfilm #debutfilm #britishfilm #shortfilm #britishshortfilm #femaledirector #femalewriter #femalefilmmakers #blackfilmmakers #darkskin #independentfilm #susanwokoma #britishfilmmakers
Aaaaaand she’s off 🚀 Thank you to all the gorgeous souls who joined us last night for our private Cast Crew screening of ‘Dark Skin Bruises Differently’ One day we’ll talk about the (quite frankly) bizarre journey that forced me to park one story (for a minute) and begin this one – but I am so glad I ended up here with this unbelievable gang. Special love and gratitude to producer extraordinaire @maevademurger for showing me how it’s really done and restoring my faith no-end. And to @bencotgrove who I originally met for Story One (the one I’ll talk about one day) and I am so thrilled we got to work together on our own terms. You shot this unbelievably. Thank you @closeupfilmcentre for hosting our screening and @ben_c_meadows as ever for the photos 📸 Much more news and many more Thank Yous to come (shorter than Adrian Brody’s though, I promise) : : : : : : #darkskinbruisesdifferently #DSBDshortfilm #debutfilm #britishfilm #shortfilm #britishshortfilm #femaledirector #femalewriter #femalefilmmakers #blackfilmmakers #darkskin #independentfilm #susanwokoma #britishfilmmakers
Aaaaaand she’s off 🚀 Thank you to all the gorgeous souls who joined us last night for our private Cast Crew screening of ‘Dark Skin Bruises Differently’ One day we’ll talk about the (quite frankly) bizarre journey that forced me to park one story (for a minute) and begin this one – but I am so glad I ended up here with this unbelievable gang. Special love and gratitude to producer extraordinaire @maevademurger for showing me how it’s really done and restoring my faith no-end. And to @bencotgrove who I originally met for Story One (the one I’ll talk about one day) and I am so thrilled we got to work together on our own terms. You shot this unbelievably. Thank you @closeupfilmcentre for hosting our screening and @ben_c_meadows as ever for the photos 📸 Much more news and many more Thank Yous to come (shorter than Adrian Brody’s though, I promise) : : : : : : #darkskinbruisesdifferently #DSBDshortfilm #debutfilm #britishfilm #shortfilm #britishshortfilm #femaledirector #femalewriter #femalefilmmakers #blackfilmmakers #darkskin #independentfilm #susanwokoma #britishfilmmakers
Aaaaaand she’s off 🚀 Thank you to all the gorgeous souls who joined us last night for our private Cast Crew screening of ‘Dark Skin Bruises Differently’ One day we’ll talk about the (quite frankly) bizarre journey that forced me to park one story (for a minute) and begin this one – but I am so glad I ended up here with this unbelievable gang. Special love and gratitude to producer extraordinaire @maevademurger for showing me how it’s really done and restoring my faith no-end. And to @bencotgrove who I originally met for Story One (the one I’ll talk about one day) and I am so thrilled we got to work together on our own terms. You shot this unbelievably. Thank you @closeupfilmcentre for hosting our screening and @ben_c_meadows as ever for the photos 📸 Much more news and many more Thank Yous to come (shorter than Adrian Brody’s though, I promise) : : : : : : #darkskinbruisesdifferently #DSBDshortfilm #debutfilm #britishfilm #shortfilm #britishshortfilm #femaledirector #femalewriter #femalefilmmakers #blackfilmmakers #darkskin #independentfilm #susanwokoma #britishfilmmakers
Aaaaaand she’s off 🚀 Thank you to all the gorgeous souls who joined us last night for our private Cast Crew screening of ‘Dark Skin Bruises Differently’ One day we’ll talk about the (quite frankly) bizarre journey that forced me to park one story (for a minute) and begin this one – but I am so glad I ended up here with this unbelievable gang. Special love and gratitude to producer extraordinaire @maevademurger for showing me how it’s really done and restoring my faith no-end. And to @bencotgrove who I originally met for Story One (the one I’ll talk about one day) and I am so thrilled we got to work together on our own terms. You shot this unbelievably. Thank you @closeupfilmcentre for hosting our screening and @ben_c_meadows as ever for the photos 📸 Much more news and many more Thank Yous to come (shorter than Adrian Brody’s though, I promise) : : : : : : #darkskinbruisesdifferently #DSBDshortfilm #debutfilm #britishfilm #shortfilm #britishshortfilm #femaledirector #femalewriter #femalefilmmakers #blackfilmmakers #darkskin #independentfilm #susanwokoma #britishfilmmakers
Class of ‘25 👩🏻🤝👩🏿 #LFF #BFILondonFilmFestival
Class of ‘25 👩🏻🤝👩🏿 #LFF #BFILondonFilmFestival
“They’re long. You need to make sure you get some food before” Ellen E Jones talks to actor Susan Wokoma about weddings and award shows – and how they’re surprisingly similar – for this Valentine’s day episode Screenshot | Listen on BBC Sounds
@s.o.u.l.fest x @americanblackfilmfestival. Better get writing the feature film innit 🤓 💻 Next Stop – @boltonfilmfest, @womenxfest in Darlington and @britishfilminstitute #LFF. Link in bio for tickets and more film festival news to come. 📸 : @freezeframeinfo 📌: @artists4ceasefire : : : : : : : : : #soulfilmfestival #shortfilm #britishfilm #femalefilmmakers #firsttimefilmmaker #film #filmfestivals #blackfilmmakers #blackbritishfilmmakers #soulfilmfest #britishblacklist #weareparable #abffglobal #bestscreenplay
@s.o.u.l.fest x @americanblackfilmfestival. Better get writing the feature film innit 🤓 💻 Next Stop – @boltonfilmfest, @womenxfest in Darlington and @britishfilminstitute #LFF. Link in bio for tickets and more film festival news to come. 📸 : @freezeframeinfo 📌: @artists4ceasefire : : : : : : : : : #soulfilmfestival #shortfilm #britishfilm #femalefilmmakers #firsttimefilmmaker #film #filmfestivals #blackfilmmakers #blackbritishfilmmakers #soulfilmfest #britishblacklist #weareparable #abffglobal #bestscreenplay
Dark Skin Bruises Differently is part of this year’s 69th BFI London Film Festival. ‘Absolutely Thrilled and Ecstatically Delighted ’ doesn’t quite cover it! Our film will screen as a part of the ‘Show Me Who I Am’ shorts programme on the 14th and the 16th October. Tickets available from the @britishfilminstitute website on the 16th September. Here’s the trailer. Link in bio. : : : : : : : : : : : : : #darkskinbruisesdifferently #DSBDshortfilm #debutfilm #britishfilm #shortfilm #britishshortfilm #femaledirector #femalewriter #femalefilmmakers #blackfilmmakers #darkskin #independentfilm #susanwokoma #britishfilmmakers #londonfilmfestival #lff #bfi #londonfilmfestival2025 #film #filmlovers #bfilondonfilmfestival #bfilondonfilmfestival2025
Dark Skin Bruises Differently is part of this year’s 69th BFI London Film Festival. ‘Absolutely Thrilled and Ecstatically Delighted ’ doesn’t quite cover it! Our film will screen as a part of the ‘Show Me Who I Am’ shorts programme on the 14th and the 16th October. Tickets available from the @britishfilminstitute website on the 16th September. Here’s the trailer. Link in bio. : : : : : : : : : : : : : #darkskinbruisesdifferently #DSBDshortfilm #debutfilm #britishfilm #shortfilm #britishshortfilm #femaledirector #femalewriter #femalefilmmakers #blackfilmmakers #darkskin #independentfilm #susanwokoma #britishfilmmakers #londonfilmfestival #lff #bfi #londonfilmfestival2025 #film #filmlovers #bfilondonfilmfestival #bfilondonfilmfestival2025
Two more nominations in the can for Team Dark Skin Bruises Differently! Thank you @womenxfest 💐 CREDITS: Writer/Director: Susan Wokoma Producers: – @maevademurger @blankpagepictures – Susan Wokoma Executive Producers: – @helensimmons8 @erebuspictures – @micha_antoniades – @dfdubz DOP: @bencotgrove Production Design: @elenaaa.m Costume Designer: @babyskins Hair and Make Up Designer: @morganlashleymua Hair and Make Up Assistants: Phoebe Llewellyn, Simone Reiley Editor: @edenraeread @the_assembly_rooms Casting: @tamsynmansoncasting Cast: Moizelle Olaleye, Susan Wokoma, Charlotte Randle (@charlotterandle37), Stephanie Cole (@stephiehelene), Zainab Hasan (@_zainab_hasan) and Leo Bill (@serpicleo1) with Rebecca Callard (@ cbecca303) Production Manager: @anniemaguir.e Production Assistant: @mohamed_ldn01 Producer’s Assistant: @9zion 1st AD: @savannahgallo 2nd AD: @jimonyemenamdirector Runners: @ebmk___ @isabel.ion Script Supervisor: @t_bone_______________ Focus Puller: @anildurucamera Clapper Loader: @isabellagthompson Gaffer: @alinakaykolosova Sparks: Grace Mason, @sanjoli12 Art Assistants: Jade O’Connor, @maxosully, Lu Taylor Chaperone: Anthonette Oshogwemoh Stand In: Adele Sheppard Sound Recordist: Loukas Panagiotidis Post Production: @residencepics Colourist: @vicki_matich_colourist Online Editor: Max Seriani Titles: Ben McIlveen Sound Post Production: @jumbuckfilmtv Re-Recording Mixer: James Colledge Dialogue Editor: Mariya Zubova Supervising Sound Editor: Itzel Gonzalez Estrada Audio Producer: Kate Gibson Music Supervisors: Seb White, Steph Grace-Summers Poster Design: @michaelfmorrissey #bestdirector #shortfilm #britishfilm #femalefilmmakers #firsttimefilmmaker #film #filmfestivals #bestfilm #womenxfilmfestival
‘When nothing softens the grief, may grief soften me’ – Andrea Gibson
‘When nothing softens the grief, may grief soften me’ – Andrea Gibson
