# Ear for Eye

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{{Short description|2021 British film by debbie tucker green}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Ear for Eye
| image          = Ear for Eye film poster.png
| alt            = 
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = [debbie tucker green](/source/debbie_tucker_green)
| producer       = Fiona Lamptey
| writer         = debbie tucker green
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [Lashana Lynch](/source/Lashana_Lynch)
* [Tosin Cole](/source/Tosin_Cole)
* [Carmen Munroe](/source/Carmen_Munroe)
* [Danny Sapani](/source/Danny_Sapani)
* [Nadine Marshall](/source/Nadine_Marshall)
* [Arinzé Kene](/source/Arinz%C3%A9_Kene)
* [Jade Anouka](/source/Jade_Anouka)
}}
| music          = 
| cinematography = 
| editing        = Mdhamiri Á Nkemi
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [BBC Film](/source/BBC_Film)
* [British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute)
* Fruit Tree Media
* [Eon Productions](/source/Eon_Productions)
}}
| distributor    = [BBC](/source/BBC)
| released       = {{Film date|2021|10|16|df=y|[LFF](/source/BFI_London_Film_Festival)|2021|10|16}}
| runtime        = 88 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=E0BA0380-8751-4BCA-ABFB-73C58E340BE0&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=7743DA9B-6C47-44A6-9021-E952A0931469|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010203658/https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=E0BA0380-8751-4BCA-ABFB-73C58E340BE0&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=7743DA9B-6C47-44A6-9021-E952A0931469|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 October 2021|title=Ear for Eye|website=[BFI London Film Festival](/source/BFI_London_Film_Festival)|access-date=10 October 2021}}</ref>
| country        = United Kingdom
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}
'''''Ear for Eye''''' (stylized as ''ear for eye'') is a 2021 British [drama](/source/drama_film) film, written and directed by [debbie tucker green](/source/debbie_tucker_green), based upon her play of the same name. It stars [Lashana Lynch](/source/Lashana_Lynch), [Tosin Cole](/source/Tosin_Cole), [Carmen Munroe](/source/Carmen_Munroe), [Danny Sapani](/source/Danny_Sapani), [Nadine Marshall](/source/Nadine_Marshall), [Arinzé Kene](/source/Arinz%C3%A9_Kene) and [Jade Anouka](/source/Jade_Anouka). Like the play, the characters are anonymous members of anonymous British and American families, telling their stories of the racial injustice experienced by Black citizens;<ref>{{cite interview |subject-first=debbie |subject-last=tucker green |subject-link=debbie tucker green |interviewer-first=Ife |interviewer-last=Olujobi |title=Let the Words Do the Work: debbie tucker green on ''ear for eye'' |publisher=[The Criterion Collection](/source/The_Criterion_Collection) |date=2023-04-28 |url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/8131-let-the-words-do-the-work-debbie-tucker-green-on-ear-for-eye?srsltid=AfmBOopV8R_IFJhE4D3ygWK3xPNhQY-1omRoBZQrJ4Vny8yV7zwlcN_l |access-date=2026-02-15}}</ref> in the play, they are simply identified as Mom, Dad, Woman and so on, though the film credits add UK or US to these identifiers.<ref>{{cite web |first=Benjamin |last=Yeoh |author-link=Benjamin Yeoh |title=Ear For Eye, Debbie Tucker Green, Thoughts Sparked By The Play |website=thendobetter.com |department=Arts |date=2018-11-03 |url=https://www.thendobetter.com/arts/2018/11/3/ear-for-eye-debbie-tucker-green-thoughts-sparked-by-the-play |access-date=2026-02-15}}</ref>

The film had its world premiere at the [BFI London Film Festival](/source/BFI_London_Film_Festival) on 16 October 2021, and aired on the [BBC](/source/BBC) on the same day.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [Sharlene Whyte](/source/Sharlene_Whyte) as US Mom
* [David Gyasi](/source/David_Gyasi) as US Dad
* [Carmen Munroe](/source/Carmen_Munroe) as US Elder Woman
* [Jade Anouka](/source/Jade_Anouka) as UK Woman
* [Danny Sapani](/source/Danny_Sapani) as US Adult
* [Tosin Cole](/source/Tosin_Cole) as US Young Adult
* [Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́](/source/Ronk%E1%BA%B9_Ad%C3%A9k%E1%BB%8Dlu%E1%BA%B9%CC%81j%E1%BB%8D%CC%81) as UK Friend 1
* [Danielle Vitalis](/source/Danielle_Vitalis) as UK Friend 2
* [Nadine Marshall](/source/Nadine_Marshall) as UK Mum
* [Arinzé Kene](/source/Arinz%C3%A9_Kene) as UK Man
* [Nakhane](/source/Nakhane) as US They/Them
* [Lashana Lynch](/source/Lashana_Lynch) as US Female
* [Demetri Goritsas](/source/Demetri_Goritsas) as US Male
}}

==Production==
In December 2020, it was announced [Lashana Lynch](/source/Lashana_Lynch), [Tosin Cole](/source/Tosin_Cole), [Carmen Munroe](/source/Carmen_Munroe), [Danny Sapani](/source/Danny_Sapani), [Nadine Marshall](/source/Nadine_Marshall), [Arinzé Kene](/source/Arinz%C3%A9_Kene) and [Jade Anouka](/source/Jade_Anouka) had joined the cast of the film, with [debbie tucker green](/source/debbie_tucker_green) directing from a screenplay she wrote. [Barbara Broccoli](/source/Barbara_Broccoli) would serve as an executive producer under her [Eon Productions](/source/Eon_Productions) banner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/lashana-lynch-ear-for-eye-hit-play-1234635578/|title=Lashana Lynch Wraps UK Indie Feature 'Ear For Eye' Based On Hit Play|website=[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)|first=Tom|last=Grater|date=1 December 2020|accessdate=23 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/debbie-tucker-greens-ear-for-eye-starring-lashana-lynch-wraps-uk-shoot/5155394.article|title=debbie tucker green's 'Ear For Eye', starring Lashana Lynch, wraps UK shoot|website=[Screen International](/source/Screen_International)|first=Michael|last=Rosser|date=1 December 2020|accessdate=23 January 2021}}</ref>

[Principal photography](/source/Principal_photography) took place at Kennington Film Studios in [London](/source/London), and concluded by December 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/395649/|title=debbie tucker green's second feature, ear for eye, wraps production|website=[Cineuropa](/source/Cineuropa)|first=Kaleem|last=Aftab|date=3 December 2020|accessdate=23 January 2021}}</ref>

==Release==
The film had its world premiere at the [BFI London Film Festival](/source/BFI_London_Film_Festival) on 16 October 2021, and was also aired that same day on [BBC](/source/BBC).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/debbie-tucker-green-ear-for-eye-bfi-london-film-festival-1235049669/|title=Debbie Tucker Green's 'Ear for Eye' to Premiere at BFI London Film Festival, BBC|website=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|first=Naman|last=Ramachandran|date=26 August 2021|access-date=10 October 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title}}

Category:2021 films
Category:British drama films
Category:BBC Film films
Category:Eon Productions films
Category:Films shot in London
Category:2021 drama films
Category:2021 English-language films
Category:2021 British films
Category:English-language drama films

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