Still Water Runs Deep

DIRECTED BY ABBESI AKHAMIE

Type of Film: Drama
Length: 15:00
Producer: Melissa Adeyemo
Editor: Juhui Kwon
Cinematographer: Dominica Eriksen

Within his family, a Nigerian father is the patriarch and protector of his flock. Still Water Runs Deep tells the intimate story of a man whose concealed emotions begin to stir when faced with the portent of a missing son.

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Born in Heidelberg, Germany, Abbesi Akhamie is a Nigerian-American writer/director currently based in New York City. She received her MFA in Film from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and also holds a BA in Communications from George Mason University. Abbesi has a keen interest in topics involving the African continent and its diaspora which is reflected in her writings and films. In 2016, she produced two short films, Samedi Cinema (TIFF and Venice Biennale) and Tween (AT&T Entertainment Project Finalist) which have gone on to great national and international success. She is currently working on two feature scripts, a short film, as well as a fiction narrative she intends to publish.