Shades of Survival documentary film

A self-funded production, we have done everything in our power to take care of everybody involved in the documentary – above all, the wonderful women who have shared the testimony around  their own breast cancers. Our Executive Producer, Victoria Ekanoye, is a Black woman and a breast cancer survivor. Another of our producers Di Rosen, leading the South Africa shoot, is also a breast cancer survivor. Our Black (male) director, David Ayeni, is dedicated to women’s wellbeing and honouring their stories, having lost two close friends to the disease. As a result, the project has been dedicated from the beginning to honouring the voices and experiences of Black women and championing their wellbeing – within the production as well as within the messaging of the film. At every step of the way, we have discussed what will help and support women and the Black community and cancer sufferers the most, and how to create a film we are proud of not just for its film-making, but for its potential reach and protection of all those involved.