Dirt in the Diamond

Dirt in the Diamond

Dirt in the Diamond, a short film, set in 1970’s London, explores the duality of grief and celebration within the mourning period of Jamaican culture. The film pays homage through its style and use of archival footage, to the generations before us, who have been intentional about preserving our customs, traditions and communities after immigrating to the UK and enduring the difficulties that came with it. Written & Directed by Renee Maria Osubu Music by Jords Motown Records Produced by Maëva Demurger & Amara Rossell Production Company - Somesuch Executive Producer - Maëva Demurger, Tim Nash & Sally Campbell Music Rep - André Reid Director of Photography - Courtney J. Bennett Edited by Lainy Black Costume Designer / Stylist - Jodie-Simone Howe Production Designer - Elena Muntoni Hair & Make Up Artist - Femi Konteh Sound Design - Will Berger Additional Sound designer – Bankey Ojo Casting Directors - Kharmel Cochrane & Rose Powell Archive Producer - Fiammetta Luino Archive Footage Courtesy of Kinolibrary Starring Jerome - Nasri Thompson Mrs. Walker - Shereener Browne Mr. Walker - Jason Deer Jerome’s Mother - Aisha Davis Isaac - Crispin Maccatrozzo Daniel - Frederick Konneh Friends - Adeniyi Andes-Pelumi & Isaiah Chambers Production Manager - Josh Fashola & Anne-Sofie Lindgaard Production Coordinator - Chirolles Khalil Director’s Assistant - Destinie Paige 1st AD - Danny Rumbelow 2nd AD - Mia Tessema 3rd AD - Damilola Alokolaro Runners - Thea Sun, Emma Horgan, Archie Holm Slack 1st AC - Dan Deighton 2nd AC - Ryan Rae Steadicam Op - Grant Sandy-Phillips 2nd Unit DOP - Luis Lopez DIT - Andre Reid, Zion Roache Gaffer - Krunal Saadrani Sparks - Anna Brooks-Beckman, Dale Healy, Shaun Witherup Key Grip - Robert Barlow Movement Director - Léa Anderson Movement Director (MoBay Scene ) - Lamar Lee Art Assistant - Hara Spyrou, Ronni Winter, Lily Pubrick, Martine Lewis Costume Design Assistant - Grace Priem Costume Assistant - Tyra Ali Hair & Make Up Assistant - Ava Jones, Frances De Havas Sound Recordist - Joseph Campbell Cultural Historian & Archival Creative Consultant - Sofia Akel Post Producer - Phoebe Armstrong-Beaver Edit House - The Assembly Rooms Grade - Jason Wallis Post House - Electric Theatre Collective Post Producer - Olivia Jessop Catering - Caribbean Eatery Caterer - Teon Blake Portrait Photography - Kemka Ajoku Titles Design - Ned Botwood