Daniel Davids Eniola Baba-Lola
Ambitious, sharp-witted graduate with everything to prove.
With everything to lose……they dare not fail.
Two brilliant Black graduates discover that even master's degrees can't save them from joblessness, messy love lives, and family drama in a system set up for them to fail.
The Film
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Groundbreaking and witty, It’s the Blackness blends heartfelt humour with hard-hitting truths about race, romance, family, and systemic inequities in modern Britain.
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The Cast
Character-driven performances at the heart of a bold British-Nigerian and Caribbean comedy-drama.
Starring
Matthew James Morrison Jordan Dante
Jamaican-born, funny, laid-back and highly intelligent, but facing deportation.
Dolapo Oni Mrs Moji Baba-Lola
Charismatic, formidable mother with a lethal tongue.
Kalu Ikeagwu Mr Victor Baba-Lola
Supportive and easy-going father.
Kierath Jandoo Monica
Eniola’s devoted girlfriend, caught in the crossfire of family and ambition.
Behind the Camera
A distinctive creative vision.
Acclaimed British-Nigerian actor-turned-director Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Black Sails, Hotel Rwanda) makes his feature directorial debut with It’s the Blackness.
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