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Home Girl

2019 · 12 min

A quiet, intimate short that sits with grief and unspoken longing, asking you to lean in rather than be swept along.

Directed by
Poonam Brah
Genres
Drama
Starring
Aysha Kala, Amy Molloy, Goldy Notay
Overview
Plunged into despair after her mother’s death and burdened by things left unsaid, Roya is forced to face up to her true desires.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Poonam Brah
Genres
Drama
Starring
Aysha Kala, Amy Molloy, Goldy Notay
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • identity
    • sexuality
    • family
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour0
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Poonam Brah
    Written by
    Iman Qureshi
    Starring
    Aysha Kala, Amy Molloy, Goldy Notay, Viraj Juneja, Lucy-Jane Quinlan, Valmike Rampersad, Mary Emerance, Joshua Diffley
    Runtime
    12 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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