Every Teacher Thinks She’s Lying. Except One. | Dark Skin Bruises Differently

Children lie. But when one lie threatens Ms Lawson’s integrity as a teacher, can she keep on defending a student as peculiar as Maria Obasi? 🔔 Love indie films? SUBSCRIBE to Directors Notes for more trailblazing shorts:    / directorsnotes   🎥 Want to see your film here? Submit your work to Directors Notes: https://directorsnotes.com/submit/ Dark Skin Bruises Differently by Susan Wokoma   / susiewoosie12   "I have wanted to write about the ‘adultafication’ of black children for a very long time but I just wasn’t sure how much of my own ‘adultification’ I wanted to really explore. You see it all the time – the young black girl in a London secondary school that was strip searched a couple of years ago and even the way Nolan Wells’ mother had to correct a reporter from describing her 18 year old son as a man. Coming of Age movies have always been my favourite kind, but now I’m 38, I am realising that my attraction to them was because I had to grow up very, very fast. It’s almost like science fiction to me. This film was always going to be a personal pivot and so I was determined to avoid melodrama and cliché. It says a hell of a lot without saying too much and that’s always how I was going to approach this story." 🎙️ Dive deeper into the making of Dark Skin Bruises Differently with our exclusive interview with writer/director/actor Susan Wokoma https://directorsnotes.com/2026/10/20... 👉 Follow Us for More Short Film Greatness: Newsletter: https://directorsnotes.beehiiv.com/su... Instagram:   / directorsnotes   Podcast: https://pod.link/192507317 // Credits // A film by Susan Wokoma Produced by Maëva Demurger & Susan Wokoma Executive Produced by Erebus Pictures, Michelle Antoniades and Deborah Frances-White Cinematography by Ben Cotgrove Edited by Eden Read Production Design by Elena Muntoni Costume design by Sinead Skinner Starring Susan Wokoma, Charlotte Randle, Stephanie Cole, Zainab Hasan, Rebecca Callard and Leo Bill. Introducing Moizelle Olaleye. ABOUT DIRECTORS NOTES Since 2006 Directors Notes has curated the world's best independent films alongside exclusive daily deep dive interviews which provide behind the scenes insights into the inspirations and production stories of the most talented filmmakers on the planet. #drama #shortfilm #schoolteachers