Dreaming Whilst Black

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Kwabena is an aspiring filmmaker trying to fulfil his professional and romantic ambitions.

Can Kwabena swap his dead-end job for his movie mogul dream? The trouble is, he's black, broke and his mum wishes he was an accountant. Written by and starring Adjani Salmon.

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Adjani Salmon

Dani Moseley

Alexander Owen

Babirye Bukilwa

Tom Stourton

Demmy Ladipo

Ali Hughes

Sebastian Thiel

Gina Lyons

Big Deal Films

Dhanny Joshi

Thomas Stogdon

Tanya Qureshi

Dreaming Whilst Black: Series 1: The Dream

The Dream

BBC Three - Dreaming Whilst Black, Series 1, The Dream

Kwabena bumps into an old friend who offers him an opportunity to achieve his dream.

Kwabena, an aspiring film-maker stuck in a dead-end job, gets the opportunity of a lifetime - but what will he have to sacrifice?

Kwabena is an aspiring film-maker working a dead-end job in recruitment. When he bumps into Amy, an old friend from film school who has just returned from three years in Nigeria, she offers to pass his script, Jamaica Road, to the development team at the production company where she works.

But life isn't as simple as all that, and Kwabena may have to make some sacrifices in order to pursue his dream.

Dreaming Whilst Black: Series 1

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Kwabena is an aspiring filmmaker trying to fulfil his professional and romantic ambitions against the harsh realities of life, love and a family who’d prefer he had a stable job.

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