Mahalia Melts in the Rain
Mahalia Melts in the Rain is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Emilie Mannering and Carmine Pierre-Dufour and released in 2018.
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| Directed by | Emilie Mannering Carmine Pierre-Dufour |
| Produced by | Sarah Mannering |
| Written by | Carmine Pierre-Dufour |
| Starring | Kaiyonni Banton-Renner Sagine Sémajuste |
| Music by | Strange Froots |
| Cinematography | Olivier Gossot |
| Edited by | Myriam Magassouba |
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Running time | 12 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film stars Kaiyonni Banton-Renner as Mahalia, a young Black Canadian girl who feels self-conscious about her African-Canadian hair setting her apart from her classmates at ballet school, leading her mother Anika (Sagine Sémajuste) to take her to a hair salon to get her hair straightened.[1]
The film premiered at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival.[2][3] At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, the film was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Drama.[4]
References
- "Festival Filministes: quand la relève prépare la relève". Le Devoir, March 8, 2019.
- "VIFF 2018 presents a live RZA performance and the dynamic ALT stream". Vancouver International film Festival. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- Scoular, Michael (4 October 2018). "Six essential Canadian shorts at VIFF". Straight. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Prix Écrans canadiens 2019 : la domination québécoise". Voir, February 7, 2019.
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