2021 Atlanta Film Festival

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4 films in package
How To Raise A Black Boy
An experimental fairytale dedicated to the modern black boy, in which four boys disappear one night, as many black boys do, and find themselves on a fantastical journey to break the curses of black boyhood.
As Spring Comes
Suffering from a strange disease that transforms her into plants, a woman inhabits her lover's ice fishing cabin.
In the Dusk
In modern-day Inner Mongolia, an elder Shaman is searching for a foal that the Gods tell her is the rebirth of her grandson. No one, including her son, believes in her, but she insists the Gods will reply to her call.
Born Again
Nwa, a British Nigerian woman, is tormented by her inability to have children until a transformative baptism leads her on a journey of healing and rebirth.
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As beautiful and fleeting as those wondrous moments of film caught in the soft hues of sunset – these distinctive films capture the intangible.


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Nwa, a British Nigerian woman, is tormented by her inability to have children until a transformative baptism leads her on a journey of healing and rebirth.


This film is in the Narrative Short Competition.


This film contains content that may be triggering to some viewers. To view a full list of trigger warnings, visit the following link (these warnings may contain spoilers): https://airtable.com/shriAkJ0UGrg5HKep


MEET THE FILMMAKER: CANDICE ONYEAMA

Candice is an award-winning Nigerian-British screenwriter and filmmaker. Her shorts have screened on television and at international festivals around the world. Her most recent BFI Network supported film BORN AGAIN was the winner of Shooting People’s New Shoots with acclaimed director Sarah Gavron praising it as ‘a beautifully directed film’. Her debut short film HUSH was featured in Afro Punk in 2017 and was best screenplay winner at the Academy Award qualifying Reel Sisters Film Festival that year as well as the best short film winner for the 2017 edition of the BIFA and Bafta qualifying British Urban Film Festival.

Candice has been commissioned to write films for organizations including Into Film and Orchid Cancer Charity - with her latest film for the charity 'Uncle Mike' winning several awards .

Candice was selected for the 2021 Bafta crew professional network programme. She is the founder of Genesis Child Films, a production company with a focus on great stories driven by Women of African descent. She is currently developing her debut feature ANOTHER I . She is represented by Casarotto Ramsay.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    11 minutes
  • Language
    Igbo, English
  • Country
    UK, Cyprus
  • Director
    Candice Onyeama
  • Screenwriter
    Candice Onyeama
  • Producer
    Nicola Gregory
  • Cast
    Ann Ogbomo, Charles Venn, Brielle Olayeye
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