A Birthday Party

Victoria Adeola Thomas | UK | 2021 | 12m

Twin sisters Aisha and Fatima enjoy a close bond. Fatima is enjoying birthday celebrations with her boyfriend when a chance call to her sister brings back terrible memories from the past. 

*Closed Captions Available

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Have you listened to the Love Letters to Cinema Podcast yet? Click here for a conversation with director Victoria Adeola Thomas about her film A Birthday Party, hosted by programmer, critic and curator Liz Chege.  

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This film is playing as part of our Love Letters to Cinema programme. Find out more here.

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CREDITS

Writer/Director: Victoria Thomas 

Executive Producer: Deva Smith 

Director of Photography: Tania Freimuth 

Composer: Roma Yagnik 

Editor: Roberta Bononi 

Costume Designer: Robert MacFarlane 

Casting Director: Hannah M Williams 

Production Designer: Siam Colvine 

Hair Stylist: Cynthia Gentle 

Make Up Artist: Jak Morgan

CAST

Yusra Warsama: Fatima

Nahel Tzegai: Aisha 

Shukri Hasan: Sukeina 

Ellen Thomas: Aunty Fatou

Dan Clifford: Samuel