Super stoked to finally be able to share my BFI NETWORK backed short film. Sweet Mother is now available online! Big love to everyone who helped bring this film to fruition and our amazing cast and crew! Click the link below to watch it 🙈🤩 youtu.be/UlQYUu9xVHE

💫 On the NETWORK site today: #SweetMother (2019). The story of a British-Nigerian man who is forced to confront cultural rejection when his mother discovers his sexuality. Written & Directed by @Z_th3artist Produced by @RicoRKLJ 📺 Watch now: network.bfi.org.uk/funded-by-netw…

Spectrum Showcase: An Evening of Independent Queer Cinema FRIDAY, 27TH AUGUST @ 7:00PM TICKETS: cphmcr.com/whats-on/spect…

Kick off pride weekend seeing my short film Sweet Mother and a bunch of other amazing queer films @ Chapeltown Picture House 🌈🍿

SWEET MOTHER Writer/ Director: @Z_th3artist Producer: @RicoRKLJ Film Hub North

Casting for my next short film! Please share or contact if you fit the role. Specifically looking for a black trans person pre medical transition - female to male 🏳️‍⚧️🖤

Casting for my short film ‘Surprise, Baby!’ Drop an email if you fit the brief or share with folks! #trans #shortfilm #queer #CastingCall

Casting call for a very exciting upcoming project! Please share with your networks. #castingcall #queerfilm #LGBTQIA #actors #acting #northernactors

Still on the look out for the perfect Taye! I know you’re out there 😂 Please share or send details to the email if you fit the role! #castingcall #queercasting #transcast #shortfilm

Tomorrow we start shooting our first short, a co-production with the awesome Northern Fortress Films Watch this space for more news and thanks to the passion of Louisa for enabling & realising the joyous vision of @Z_th3artist Huge shout out to cast & crew🎬#RopeLadderFiction

Thank you #RichardMiddleton and TBI Magazine for sharing the news of Rope Ladder Fiction 's investment in two brilliant new short films #Osoro and #SurpriseBaby - New Talent! New Writing! New directions and new people! Just what we need right now! tbivision.com/2024/02/01/new…

How wonderful! @Z_th3artist's new short hitting newsfeeds today! Beautiful work from Zane who has been a part of Screen Manchester and worked with Rope Ladder Fiction on Waterloo Road during and already dynamic, creative career! 👏👏👏also to #northernfortressfilms #LouisaRoseMackleston

It's great to see all the support pouring in for #surprisebaby our latest project created in partnership with Rope Ladder Fiction, directed by the one and only @Z_th3artist

We love to follow the careers of former Screen Manchester trainees and today we are delighted to read about writer and director Zane Igbe - (he/him) 's success. His new short film, co-produced by Rope Ladder Fiction  and #northernfortressfilms debuts this spring! Congratulations Zane! (1/2)

Zane's inspirational journey on a production trainee scheme has led to opportunities on primetime BBC drama #WaterlooRoad. Watch our exclusive film as part of the #BringtheDrama Festival and sign up for careers events in your area 📌 - bbc.in/3T0hBsg #NCW2024

We're excited to see Zane Igbe - (he/him)'s new short film #SurpriseBaby! on the big screen at #SODA for a private screening. A wonderfully touching & at times hilarious drama written & directed by Screen Manchester trainee #ZaneIgbe & prod by us & #LouisaRoseMackleston Northern Fortress Films More soon!

Can't wait! Such a special piece of work! Zane Igbe - (he/him) Louisa Rope Ladder Fiction Northern Fortress Films Screen Manchester @CCollierRoach

At #SODA (School of Digital Arts) Manchester. A wonderful screening of Zane Igbe - (he/him) ‘s #SurpriseBaby produced by Louisa at Northern Fortress Films and Rope Ladder Fiction Wonderful to work again with Prof Kirsty Fairclough and as always with Screen Manchester

We were delighted to attend a private screening of @inzan3_'s #SurpriseBaby. Zane was a Screen Manchester Trainee who secured a placement with @RopeLadderFiction on Waterloo Road. This wonderful film which he wrote & directed was produced by Louisa of Northern Fortress Films