Huge congratulations to Director Victoria Thomas, Producer Marii Stoltsen, and Executive Producer Deva Smith and our whole team behind A Birthday Party, the Sharp Shorts funded film which will be screened at the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival (VIWFFest) 2022!

Victoria Thomas was selected to participate in Short Circuit annual Sharp Shorts scheme in May 2020, where she and her team were awarded funding to develop their short film, A Birthday Party. As a British Citizen of African descent, Victoria the team are interested in narratives that reflect the diversity of experiences of the African diaspora, with A Birthday Party exploring the concept of home & whether ‘home’ is a site or is understood a sense of allegiance to a place.

Cast:
Ellen Thomas
Clifford Samuel
Nahel Tzegai
Shukri Hassan
Yusra Warsama

Director: Victoria Thomas
DOP: Tania Freimuth
Producer: Marii Stoltsen
Executive Producer: Deva Smith
Production Designer: Siam Colvine
Costume Designer: Robert Leop Macfarlane
MUA: Jak Morgan
Stills Photography: Matt Towers