Synopsis
Starring in and directing their own razor-sharp script, the Toronto team of Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah and Araya Mengesha play twins trying to navigate their own, and each other's, complex responses to both the lockdown and the fight for racial justice during the long hot summer of 2020.
DEFUND (2021) is a 14 min short film by Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah. Starring in and directing their own razor-sharp script, the Toronto team of Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah and Araya Menge...
Key facts
Cast
Araya Mengesha, Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah
Original language
English
First release
September 11, 2021
Crew
Screenplay
Araya Mengesha, Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah
Producer
Araya Mengesha, Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah
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Festival History
- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2021 generic
- Regent Park Film Festival 2021 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2021 generic
- Vancouver International Film Festival 2021 generic
Full credits
| Director | Araya Mengesha, Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah |
| Cast | Araya Mengesha (Brother), Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah (Sister) |
| Screenplay | Araya Mengesha, Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah |
| Producer | Araya Mengesha, Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah |
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q110221117 |
| IMDb | tt15340244 |
| TMDB | 865333 |
Additional data: TMDB.
