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Florid

A young man sitting in his room smoking weed

Synopsis

Jamal, a young man who hears voices, lives in supported housing for mentally unwell people. Lonely and frustrated, he is fed up with his medication’s side-effects.
One day, Kyla moves into the block. Like Jamal, she is in a vulnerable and unstable condition. Jamal is smitten but later crushed when her ‘boyfriend’ Slim appears. He blames his meds for his inadequacies and stops taking them.
Increasingly unstable, traumatic memories of his past surface and he begins to have delusions about Kyla’s safety. In a bid for redemption, spurred on by the voices, Jamal has a psychotic meltdown.
After a spell on a psychiatric ward, Jamal is discharged and returns to the block to start rebuilding his life. However, the presence of a deteriorating Kyla still disturbs him and he begins to spiral out of control again. He must learn to embrace his voices or continue to be diminished by them.

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Features
Running time: 90 min
Director: Billy Lumby 1st Feature
Producer: Rupert Lloyd, Joy Ghararo-Akpojotor
Co-Producer: Sean Wheelan, Kristina Borjeson
Executive Producer: Eva Yates, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Cyrus Massoudi, Medb Riordan
Editor: Omar Guzman Castro
Screenwriter: Billy Lumby
Director of Photography: Adric Watson
Production Designer: Beck Rainford
Sound: Tom Harburt, Dario Swade
Composer: CJ Mirra
Principal cast: Jonathan Jules, Saskia Chana, Unknown T
Costume Designer: Camille Adomakoh
Hair and Make Up: Regina Messina

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

An Atar Studios, Head Gear Films, Joi Porductions, Metrol Technology, Noor Pictures production

Atar Studios

Rupert Lloyd

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Joi Productions

Joy Ghararo-Akpojotor

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