Project Detail

Pray

Name: Pray
Director: Caleb Azumah Nelson
Genre: Drama
Released: 2023
Duration: 19 min 34 sec

B-Side Production 2023

Synopsis

Traversing grief, hope, first love and home, PRAY is a portrait of brotherhood that looks at what we will do for the people we love, how we find joy in the midst of overwhelming despair, and how community can lift us up.
Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2023

Details

Year: 2023
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 19 min 34 sec
Format: 16mm
Director: Caleb Azumah Nelson
Producer: Matimba Kabalika, Amy Wells
Co-Producer: Morgana Melvin
Executive Producer: Claudia Yusef, Ally Gipps, Nikki Sopp, Kate Shepherd
Editor: Marnie Hollande
Screenwriter: Caleb Azumah Nelson
Director of Photography: Korsshan Schlauer
Production Designer: Paix Robinson
Sound: Ines Adriana
Composer: MeloZed
Principal cast: David Jonsson, Lamar Waves, Tara Tijani

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BBC Film

B-Side Production

13-14 Dean Street
London
W1D 3RS

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