The Drop In is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Naledi Jackson and released in 2017.[1] The film stars Mouna Traoré as Joelle, a hairdresser at a Black Canadian hair salon who faces an unexpected challenge when Grace (Oluniké Adeliyi), a woman she knew in her prior life, drops in ostensibly for a haircut, but in fact with ulterior motives involving Joelle's immigration status.[2]

The Drop In
Film poster
Directed byNaledi Jackson
Written byNaledi Jackson
Produced byPriscilla Galvez
StarringMouna Traoré
Oluniké Adeliyi
CinematographyJackson Parrell
Edited byChristine Armstrong
Production
company
Foundry Films
Release date
  • September 11, 2017 (2017-09-11) (TIFF)
Running time
13 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film received production funding from the Harold Greenberg Fund in 2016,[3] and premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in December 2017.[4]

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