Project Detail

Pickney

Synopsis

Leon is a mixed-race teenager trying to work out where he fits in. He is close to his Nan, the only person he know from his Jamaican side of the family. He goes to his Nan’s Nine Nights and meets the rest of his family for the first time where he begins to understand, identity is more than skin deep.

Details

Year
2021
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
15 min 45 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Michael Jenkins
Producer
Bex Rose
Editor
Theo Watkins
Screenwriter
Michael Jenkins
Director of Photography
Louie Blystad-Collins
Production Designer
Elkie McCrimmon
Sound
Richard de Mowbray
Music
Black Roots, Tan Teddy, Donny Bravo, Wilfred De Salis
Principal cast
Ajani Cabey, Shaun Clarke, Laura Bayston, Nadia Williams, Shelena Artman, Craig Lewis, Iva Williams, Jabari Ngozi, Thabo Kona, Donna Pinnock, Dainty Pinnock, Jacinth Pinnock, Maria Atkinson

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Production Status

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

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