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Aqsa & the 40bags, dir. Amelia Joan Lock, UK 2020, 5 min. 30 sec.
Aqsa & the 40bags follows an orphaned young Muslim woman caring for her younger brother in South East London. When her helpful downstairs neighbour Olu is threatened by the police, it is her
astuteness that will save him, in this trojan horse-inspired story.
Writer and Director: Amelia Joan Lock
Producer: Nikta Mohammadi
Editor: Joe Watkins
Colourist: Rupert Hopkins
Music and Mix: Babak Mirsalari
Sound Recordist: Kaveh Sorry
Director of Photography: Agnieszka Kocinska
Props: Ella Kenny
Special Effects & Jib: Thomas ‘Clem’ Craig and Tony Ogunyinka
Cast:
Olu: Max Porter
Aqsa: Amelia Joan Lock
Amine: Zachary Cohen
Officer Watkins: Art Malik
This work was produced for New Creatives, supported by Arts Council England and BBC Arts.
no. 236848.