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'The Drop In' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Naledi Jackson and released in 2017.[Mallory Andrews, [https://www.cbc.ca/arts/18-for-18-these-female-filmmakers-are-carving-out-their-space-in-canada-s-cinematic-landscape-1.4761713 "18 for '18: These female filmmakers are carving out their space in Canada's cinematic landscape"]. CBC Arts, July 26, 2018.] The film stars Mouna Traor as Joelle, a hairdresser at a Black Canadian hair salon who faces an unexpected challenge when Grace (Olunik Adeliyi), a woman she knew in her prior life, drops in ostensibly for a haircut, but in fact with ulterior motives involving Joelle's immigration status.[Wilson Morales, [https://www.blackfilm.com/read/2017/08/tiff-2017-preview-naledi-jacksons-short-film-the-drop-in/ "TIFF 2017 Preview: Naledi Jacksons Short Film The Drop In"]. 'Blackfilm', August 31, 2017.]
The film received production funding from the Harold Greenberg Fund in 2016,[Jordan Pinto, [https://playbackonline.ca/2016/08/15/hgf-distributes-110k-across-three-projects/ "HGF distributes $110K across three projects"]. 'Playback', August 15, 2016.] and premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[
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The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in December 2017.[Regan Reid, [https://playbackonline.ca/2017/12/06/what-made-tiffs-top-10-canadian-movies-of-2017/ "What made TIFFs top-10 Canadian movies of 2017?"]. 'Playback', December 6, 2017.]
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