Keeping Up A Parent, Sis
Two perfect strangers strike up a conversation, in a Jazz bar
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Justin Smith UzombaDirector
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Justin Smith UzombaWriter
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Imeldha EloniProducer
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Michael HonnahProducer
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Kevin N GoldingKey Cast
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Aurora Dawson-HunteKey Cast
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:5 minutes
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Completion Date:June 27, 2024
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Production Budget:15,000 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Justin Smith Uzomba was born to Nigerian immigrants and hails from Hackney in London.
Having spent a decade releasing music both independently and on a major record label under the moniker Mikill Pane - as well as collaborating and touring with such acts as Ed Sheeran, Giggs, Mac Miller, Paloma Faith, The Shoes and many more - Justin decided to make a foray into screenwriting in 2020, at the behest of friends and collaborators George the Poet and Romesh Ranganathan.
In 2021, Justin entered Soho House’s prestigious short film competition, Script House, with an entry entitled F.I.T.D. Justin not only made the shortlist of the competition, but received very high praise from one of the judges - none other than Oscar-winning writer-director Barry Jenkins. The script also caught the eye of another industry luminary, Andrew Deane, who entered into a literary management deal with Justin at the end of that year.
‘In Keeping Up A Parent, Sis, two perfect strangers strike up a conversation. These two characters are seemingly ordinary to one another, but it’s the addition of a third character who appears at the end that adds a touch of the extraordinary to the whole affair. In a similar way, this is what happens when you add Campari to gin and vermouth to create a Negroni.