Venice Critics Week… Ish + Susana Mota
21st April 2026
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Venice Critics Week… Ish + Susana Mota
Talent
Congratulations to Ish directed by Imran Perretta which picked up the Audience Award at the Venice Film Festival 2025 Critics Week, with Hair & Make Up Design by Susana Mota.
“The film follows two 12-year-old best friends who try to hold onto their friendship in the wake of a traumatic police stop and search. Dhiraj Mahey and Bennett McGhee produce for Primal Pictures and Home Team respectively.”
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Susana Exton-Mota
Originally from Lisbon, Susana Exton-Mota is a London-based Hair & Make Up Designer working in film, TV drama and commercials for the past two decades. Some of her notable design credits include the feature Drift starring and produced by the Oscar-Nominated Cynthia Erivo and directed by Anthony Chen (which premiered at Sundance), BBC Three’s BAFTA winning Juice starring and created by Mawaan Rizwan, the feature Ish directed by Imran Perretta.
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