Ladies Day

2019

0h 9m

6.0(1 votes)

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Amma, a young, black lesbian, spends the day in an Afro-Caribbean hair salon full of fun, sheen spray, gossip and laughter - but how will she deal with the casual homophobia?

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Directed by: Abena Taylor-Smith
Written by: Abena Taylor-Smith
Produced by: Loran Dunn

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