{"id":69794,"date":"2023-11-30T09:25:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T09:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/?p=69794"},"modified":"2023-11-30T09:25:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T09:25:06","slug":"dreaming-whilst-blacks-adjani-salmon-faced-similar-difficulties-to-kwabena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/tv-movies\/dreaming-whilst-blacks-adjani-salmon-faced-similar-difficulties-to-kwabena\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreaming Whilst Black\u2019s Adjani Salmon faced \u2018similar difficulties\u2019 to Kwabena"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Adjani Salmon lifted the lid on his experience as a showrunner and how it related to his Dreaming Whilst Black character, Kwabena.<\/p>\n

As well as working behind the scenes, Adjani starred as the main character who hated his dead-end recruitment job and longed to be a filmmaker.<\/p>\n

Kwabena faced obstacles financially and struggled to get his Windrush love story, Jamaica Road on the big screens in a White-dominated industry.<\/p>\n

The first episode saw the character secure a place on a program for \u201cunderrepresented voices\u201d but Kwabena feared being pigeonholed when he was forced to choose between his passion project or a generic film on gang violence.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Express.co.uk, Salmon reflected on his career and revealed he faced similar challenges getting this show on screens.<\/p>\n

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Alongside financial instability, Kwabena struggled to get his foot in the film industry without connections, while dealing with racist microaggressions in his day-to-day life.<\/p>\n

Salmon disclosed: \u201cI would almost argue that we faced similar challenges getting Dreaming Whilst Black on screen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actor was able to overcome the hurdles as he paid tribute to his team who ensured the show found its way to success.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cThankfully there was Sarah Asante who was our original commissioning editor.<\/p>\n

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