Doll Factory (2021)

Doll Factory: Directed by Shaneika Johnson-Simms. With Jessica Agyepong, Tayluer Amos, Romeo Boamah-Asare, Andrea Corbett. Faced with numerous obstacles and pressure to exceed her Mums expectations, 12-year-old Liverpudlian tomboy Aliza tries her best to raise money to save her fathers dance studio from permanent closure. While adapting to new London inner-city life, Aliza finds comfort in Teon, a shy, charming boy who lives in her block of flats and finds a new rival in national sweetheart and triple threat, Sophie Wallis. This coming of age tale depicts the story of being more than your surroundings with song, dance and grit taking centre stage.

“Truly somthin that shook me to my core. i was but a merte catipiler bofore watching this movie but now i fell like i have cristilized and become a beautiful butterfly. the perfect juxtaposition that is shown throughout the film hit home to me in moreways then.”