Warda Mohamed
Directed by
Year
2023
Awards
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Nominee: Best British Short Film
British Short Film Awards
Winner: Best Short Film, Best Actress
London Critics Circle Film Awards Nominee: British/Irish Short Film of the Year
Starring
Kosar Ali
Raha Isse Farah
Elmi Rashid Elmi
Ahmed Nur
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Claudia Yusef
Sabrina Elba
Sajid Varda
Claire Wilson
Kosar Ali
BBC Film presents MUNA, in association with Pink Towel Productions and Rendition Films.
From filmmaker Warda Mohamed, and starring Kosar Ali. MUNA is a film about dislocated grief, teenage dreams and unexpected connection, following a British-Somali teen navigating a confusing mourning period for a family member she never met. British-Somali teen Muna is desperate to go on the school trip - to have fun with her mates, escape the monotony of her household and, of course, provide the greatest playlist of all time (!!). But her parents aren't so sure.
Tragedy strikes when her grandfather dies back in Somalia, and Muna must navigate a confusing mourning period for someone she never really knew - all while still desperately hoping to persuade her mother to change her mind about the trip.
As events collide at the wake, Muna reflects on her and her grandfather’s life, discovering there's more that connects the two of them than she ever realised…
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Costume - Natalie Roar
Hair & Make-Up Designer - Karla Quiñonez LeónComposer - Cassie KinoshiEditor - Mdhamiri Á Nkemi
Costume Assistant - Emmanouela Megkistou & Julia Boyce-Sargent
Casting - Hannah Marie Williams, Sound Mixer - Miguel Rodriguez Puente
Standby Art Director - Leo Douglas Morris
Production Coordinator - Sakhile Shann
Production Assistant - Najma Alinour
Production Runner - Opal Ali & Reece Pike
Set PA - Habiiba Omar1st AD - Katia Shannon
2nd AD - Rowan Hutchings
3rd AD - Asena Oyzoyn, Script
Supervisor - Gwennaëlle CounsonCasting Assistant - Bridget Morris
1st AC - Jonny Lewis
1st AC - Bernat Bonaventura
Camera Trainee - Zakariya Irfan
DIT - Shahidul KhanStills Photographer - Amaal Said
Gaffer - Vini Curtis
Art Director - Amara Cooke
Make-up Assistant - Cheryl BaskoSpark - Luke Halstead
Spark Tsvetina Rassovska
Spark - Jorge Higginses here
Angela Moneke
Simon Hatton
Produced by
Festivals
74th Berlinale Film Festival - Generation Shorts (International Premiere)
BFI London Film Festival ‘23
Raindance Film Festival Nominee: Best UK Short
Aesthetica Short Film Festival Nominee: Best Drama
Bolton Film Festival
Norwich Film Festival
Beeston Film Festival
Shared Visions Film Festival
Crystal Palace International Film Festival