
Promise Me
Yolonda and her daughter Charlie are ripped apart by illness, an unjust system, and a failure to face the truth.
Charlie still has hope and is adamant in caring for her mother, Yolonda Thomas, as her health takes a turn for the worse. Loyal, she insists on sticking by her mother’s side until the very end. But when her school begins to notice Charlie’s absence, she is placed under a system of surveillance and Charlie will soon come to find that some decisions are outside of her control.
Short Narrative Drama | 25min | Canada 4K | Colour
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Key Creatives
Directed by Alison Duke
Written by Alison Duke & Lindsey Addawoo
Cinematography by Lucas Joseph
Edited by Eui Yong Zong
Composed by Ezinma
Production Design by Ladan Mohamed Siad
Costume Design by Sophia Rickson
Produced by Fonna-Tasha Seidu & Lucas Joseph
Executive Producers Alison Duke & Ngardy Conteh George
Cast
Olunike Adeliyi as Yolanda Thomas
Breonna Morrison as Charlie Thomas












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