The Last Tree

Greek Premiere

Femi, an eleven-year-old boy of Nigerian origin, moves from the English countryside to inner London. At first, his life seems to have taken a positive turn; he’s going to live with his birth mother and, at his new school, won’t be the odd one out. Being forced to leave the bubble of his happy childhood, Femi finds himself feeling more isolated than ever. A coming-of-age story, tender yet harsh, depicting a teenage boy struggling to embrace his heritage and find his own path in a hostile environment.

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Direction: Shola Amoo

Script: Shola Amoo

Cinematography: Stil Williams

Editing: Mdhamiri A Nkemi

Sound: Alex Ashcroft, Richard Kondal

Music: Segun Akinola

Actors: Sam Adewunmi, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Denise Black, Tai Golding, Nicholas Pinnock

Production: Prodigal Film & TV

Producers: Lee Thomas, Myf Hopkins

Co-production: BFI, Privateer Pictures

Art Direction: Lissa Lamona

Costumes: Holly Smart

Executive producer: Lizzie Francke, Jim Reeve, Robert Halmi

Make Up: Chloe Edwards

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: UK

Production Year: 2019

Duration: 99΄

Contact: Great Point Media, info@greatpointmedia.com

Shola Amoo

Shola’s debut feature A Moving Image received the Special Recognition Award at Blackstar Film Festival in Philadelphia. Dear Mr. Shakespeare, a reinterpretation of Othello commissioned by the British Council, was released on The Guardian’s website and was selected in competition for the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Shola’s latest feature The Last Tree premiered at this year’s Sundance and gained theatrical release in the UK.