Save My Lost Nigga Soul

Save My Lost Nigga Soul is a Canadian short film, directed by Clement Virgo and was released in 1993.[1] An adaptation of the story of Cain and Abel, it was made while Virgo was a student at the Canadian Film Centre.[2]

Save My Lost Nigga Soul
Directed byClement Virgo
Produced byDamon D'Oliveira
Written byClement Virgo
StarringRichard Chevolleau
Dean Marshall
Dayo Ade
CinematographyHarald Bachmann
Edited byLisa Grootenboer
Production
company
Release date
1993
Running time
24 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film is story about two Black Canadian brothers who live together but do not see eye to eye because one is a drug addict.[3] Meanwhile their roommate, an aspiring stand-up comedian, is planning to use material about their disputes in his forthcoming performance debut.[1]

Virgo's later feature film Love Come Down was an expansion on the themes of Save My Lost Nigga Soul.[4]

Achievements and awards

The short film won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 1993 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] and was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 15th Genie Awards.[6]

References
  1. Schwartzberg, Shlomo. "In the frame". Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada, Summer 1993 (Vol. 28, Issue 2).
  2. "Film centre grads making their mark". Toronto Star, December 24, 1993.
  3. Angela Baldassarre, Reel Canadians: Interviews from the Canadian Film World. Guernica Editions, 2003. ISBN 9781550711653. p. 150.
  4. "Seeking brotherly love". The Globe and Mail, March 9, 2001.
  5. "Quebec's Obomsawin wins for best Canadian feature film at Toronto festival". Montreal Gazette, September 20, 1993.
  6. "Exotica dominates Genie nominations". Montreal Gazette, October 20, 1994.


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