| Mahalia Melts in the Rain | |
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| Directed by | Émilie Mannering Carmine Pierre-Dufour |
| Written by | Carmine Pierre-Dufour |
| Produced by | Sarah Mannering Fanny Drew |
| Starring | Kaiyonni Banton-Renner Sagine Sémajuste |
| Cinematography | Olivier Gossot |
| Edited by | Myriam Magassouba |
| Music by | Strange Froots |
Production company | Colonelle Films |
| Distributed by | Travelling Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 12 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Mahalia Melts in the Rain is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Émilie Mannering and Carmine Pierre-Dufour and released in 2018.
The film stars Kaiyonni Banton-Renner as Mahalia, a Black Canadian girl who feels self-conscious about her kinky hair setting her apart from her ballet school classmates, leading her mother Anika (Sagine Sémajuste) to take her to a hair salon to get it straightened.[1]
The film premiered at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival.[2] At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, it was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Drama.[3] It won the 2020 edition of CBC Television's annual Short Film Face-Off competition.[4]
- ^ "Festival Filministes: quand la relève prépare la relève". Le Devoir, March 8, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Montreal-produced film wins season 13 of Short Film Face Off". CBC News, September 29, 2020.