As students return to universities around the world, four British-Somali students talk about navigating one of Britain's most elite institutions: Cambridge University. Their identity is rooted in Somalinimo ('the essence of being Somali') and in this love letter to Somali culture, blackness, and Islam, they reflect on both belonging and marginalization. The women discuss conflicts with their parents, the sense of solidarity they have built at Cambridge, and the legacy they are creating for the next generation of British-Somalis. They give new meaning to an old Somali proverb: 'Clothing that is not yours cannot shelter you from the cold.'
Directing | Alice Aedy | Director |
Writing | Awa Farah | Writer |
Production | Awa Farah | Producer |
Production | Chloe Abrahams | Producer |
Production | Lisa Marie Russo | Executive Producer |
Production | Nikola Vasakova | Executive Producer |
Production | Julie Vergez | Producer |
Editing | Jamie Kataky | Editor |
Art | Alexandra Toomey | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Kayla Selway | Makeup Artist |
Art | Eliora Darmon | Assistant Art Director |
Art | Katerina Michail | Assistant Art Director |
Sound | Rute Gomes | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Ben Hauke | Sound Mixer |
Sound | Ben Hauke | Sound Effects |
Production | Jack Harries | Production Assistant |
Camera | Beau Pritchard-James | Steadicam Operator |
Lighting | William Pope | Gaffer |
Lighting | Owain Emyr Morgan | Gaffer |
Camera | Benjy Kirkman | Focus Puller |
Camera | Nacho Guzman | Focus Puller |
Camera | Esther Edusi | Clapper Loader |
Lighting | Sam Donvito | Electrician |
Camera | Cristina Cretu | Focus Puller |
Lighting | Max Conran | Electrician |
Production | Sandra Whipham | Other |
Production | Ayesha McMahon | Production Coordinator |
Production | Christine Howard | Business Affairs Coordinator |
Production | Hannah Bush Bailey | Production Manager |
Editing | Joseph Bicknell | Colorist |
Editing | Chloe Hardwick | Other |
Art | Albin Holmqvist | Graphic Designer |
Editing | Amanda Pilnik | Other |
Camera | Molly Manning Walker | Director of Photography |