Project Detail

Budd, Sweat and Tearz

Synopsis

After serving two decades for drug charges, Craig Sweat launches Uncle Budd, New York's first black-owned cannabis brand in the legal market, but faces obstacles raised by his past.

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
21 mins 5 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Jamie Perault
Producer
Jamie Perault
Co-Producer
Cody Paul Updegrave
Editor
Irfan van Tuijl
Director of Photography
Rufai Ajala
Sound
Olivier Sarrailh
Composer
Hannah Barnett
Production Manager
Helena Hunt
Animation Director
Nitya Ramlogan
Animators
Meg Howard, Anna Grace Xie, Lisa Badevokila
Offline Editor
Emmanuel Benjamin

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

NFTS (The National Film and Television School)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

Sales Company

NFTS (The National Film and Television School)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

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