Archive · 9 Dec 2025
Sheila Nortley Adapts ‘Osoro’ Short into Feature Film
Sheila Nortley, who worked on the Netflix series ‘Supacell’, is turning her award-winning short film ‘Osoro’ into a feature movie.
‘Osoro’ is a supernatural romance about a woman named Alesha who returns home to care for her sick mother and reconnects with her high school sweetheart, Kadien.
Their reunion takes a mystical turn when tragedy strikes, drawing Alesha into a supernatural limbo.
The story is inspired by Nortley’s personal experiences with grief and explores themes of love, loss, and memory.
The short film starred Nadine Mills, Shingai Shoniwa, Rima Nsubuga, and Kaine Lawrence.
The feature film is now in early development with producers from My Accomplice.
Sheila Nortley is adapting her award-winning short film ‘Osoro’ into a feature film.
The story is a supernatural romance set in noughties Black Britain.
The feature film is inspired by Nortley’s personal experiences with grief.
Early-stage financing conversations for the feature are currently underway.
The original short film starred Nadine Mills, Shingai Shoniwa, Rima Nsubuga, and Kaine Lawrence.
- Who
- Sheila Nortley, Jamie Clark, Aleksandra Bilić, Dorottya Székely
- What
- Development of the feature film ‘Osoro’
- When
- Currently in early-stage financing conversations
- Where
- Set in noughties Black Britain
- Why
- To expand the story of love, loss, grief, and memory from the award-winning short
- Producer
- Sheila Nortley
- Original Short Cast
- Nadine Mills, Shingai Shoniwa, Rima Nsubuga, Kaine Lawrence
- Setting
- Noughties Black Britain
- Inspiration
- Nortley’s experience of loss
- Production Company
- My Accomplice
- Executive Producer
- Jamie Clark
- Producers
- Aleksandra Bilić, Dorottya Székely
- Original Short Producer
- Cameron Roach’s Rope Ladder Fiction