There are a few things that immediately take me back to primary school: the rubber smell of the gym mats, strips of lights reflecting off wooden parquet floors, the foldaway ‘apparatus’ in the school hall that was never, ever used. But there is also a particular look from a primary school teacher – that sceptical, patronising, polite but disbelieving stare that they gave you when they thought you were lying. I recognised it immediately in the opening scenes of Susan Wokoma’s directorial debut, Dark Skin Bruises Differently.

Of course we know Susan from one her most memorable roles as Cynthia, Tracy’s intense and slightly offbeat younger sister in Chewing Gum. But since then we’ve also seen her in Crazyhead, Enola Holmes, Cheaters, as well as countless other turns over a career that spans two decades. Known for her pitch perfect comedic delivery as well as her writing chops, Dark Skin Bruises Differently is notable not just as Susan’s first foray into the world of directing (she also wrote and produced the short as well), but also the more sombre, slightly darker tone of the work.