Clippers Review (short film)… simply o.r.g.a.n.i.c.

Year: 2022
Genre: Relations, Drama
Cast: Onaopemipo Olatunde, Faith Omosor, Oluwabunmi Awolowo, Ezekiel Abayomi
Director: Gbenga Adeoti, Victoria K. Emla
Writer: Nnenna Ochiche
Cinematographer: Oyinade Afe
Summary: Utavie, a runaway thief, busts into Jumoke’s barbershop seeking refuge; when she offers to assist him, the repercussions fall on her business’s reputation

Overall Rating: Feast
Simply B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. Clippers brought a nostalgic feeling of life back home with an organic environment and acting
~Worth Watching~

Delicious
—The natural acting in Clippers was just out of this world. The various looks on Jumoke’s (Onaopemipo Olatunde) face were so authentic: that frown, that smile, and that firmness made her story believable. Utavie (Faith Omosor) was the innocent thief 😀
Innocent, because deep down he meant well, and thief because he had to steal to survive
—The directors gave us a good taste of Jumoke’s lifestyle; we saw where she lived, worked, the place she patronized, etc
—Clippers was a classic scenario with a crucial dilemma. We were debating along with Jumoke: to accommodate a thief and lose customers vs to choose not to help and retain customers? What would you do? 🤔
—We liked the city noise that Clippers featured which reminded us of home

Bland
—The scenes inside the barbershop weren’t well-lit, thus some faces were not that visible
—We’re big proponents of shooting chasing scenes with a moving camera to excite the moment; just having the camera pan from one angle to another, when Utavie was being chased, wasn’t too motivating