Raw Materials | Shorts Block 1

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PAFF 2023 Programmers Award - Best Short Narrative - Winner

A coming-of-age drama in which an impoverished fashion prodigy living in an abusive and homophobic community with a toxic alcoholic father must thread a thin needle to find his direction and fully embrace his talent and identity.

AWARDS:

Diamond Award - International Independent Film Awards - Sept 2022.

Best Film & Best Cinematography - Queen City Film Festival - Oct 2022.

Best Short Film - 1261 Film Festival - Nov 2022.

Best Short Film - Sweden Film Awards - Oct 2022.

Best Short Film - Paris Film Awards - Oct 2022.

Best Director:Short Film - Boden International Film Festival - Sept 2022

Year
2022
Runtime
33 minutes
Language
English
Country
Jamaica
Premiere
West Coast
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Director
Sosiessia Nixon-Kelly
Screenwriter
Sosiessia Nixon-Kelly
Producer
Sosiessia Nixon-Kelly
Executive Producer
Horane Henry
Cast
John Chambers, Sekai Smart-Macaulay, Shak-Quera South, Jo-Anne Williams, Sherando Ferril, Ceon Walters
Cinematographer
Wentworth Kelly
Editor
Maya Wilkinson, Wentworth Kelly
Production Design
Maya Wilkinson
Composer
Wentworth Kelly
Sound Design
Saeed Thomas, Wentworth Kelly
Music
Randy Valentine, Slim Knight, Wentworth Kelly

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