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Eye of the Veil

After the sudden death of her pregnant partner, a closeted attorney must embrace her sexuality and humanity, as she seeks custody of their newborn.

  • Dorothy A. Atabong
    Director
    Multiple award winning, Sound of Tears; CBC Canada's 21 Black Future's
  • Dorothy A. Atabong
    Writer
  • Dorothy A. Atabong
    Producer
  • Charanpreet Chall
    Producer
  • Dorothy A. Atabong
    Key Cast
    "Jo"
  • Cynthia Chalifour
    Key Cast
    "Frances"
  • Yemie Sonuga
    Key Cast
    "Alexis"
  • Claudelle Tremblay
    Key Cast
    "Ms. Leduc"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, romance, lgbtq+, inspirational
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Dorothy A. Atabong

Dorothy A. Atabong is an award winning Director, Writer, Producer, and Actor based in Toronto. Her short film Sound Of Tears, screened at over 45 film festivals worldwide. It garnered multiple awards and nominations including The Africa Movie Academy Award, Court-métrage de fiction, Burundi, Best Film and Best Director Nominations for the Golden Sheaf Award, Ousmane Sembene Award – Zanzibar International Film Festival and Best Film at The Pan African Film Festival in LA and Cannes. Her recent film Eye of the Veil made with the support of the Art Councils is in post-production.
She’s an alumna of the Women In the Director’s Chair (WIDC). Dorothy directed the CBC’s critically acclaimed 21 Black Futures – Season 3 - YEn Ara Asaase Ni/This Is Our Own Native Land and is the winner of the 2020 Cayle Chernin Award. Her feature script, Zenzile’s Journey is currently in development in partnership with Telefilm Canada. She is currently mentored by two-time Oscar nominated Director Atom Egoyan.
Dorothy was also selected for the 2022 Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices Initiative and will be attending the Banff World Media Festival in June. She was also selected as one of the CaribbeanTales Black Incubator and Studio Access Project participants and will be directing a film this summer. Dorothy is passionate about creating accurate and clear representations of the experiences of three-dimensional black women in stories both tragic and glorifying.

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Director Statement

"What colour do you see the world in? Through what lens? What are your unconscious biases?" We are all human, and when you pull back the veil of colour and identity, when you dig underneath racism, fear and ignorance, you find our common humanity. This is a story about coming together and embracing one another, about blurring unnecessary lines of colour and identity to facilitate greater inclusivity in the world. Given the current climate of our world today, this story is timely. -- Dorothy A. Atabong