Project Detail

Two Black Boys in Paradise

Name: Two Black Boys in Paradise
Director: Baz Sells
Genre: LGBTQIA+, Black
Released: 2025
Duration: 9 min

Synopsis

Two Black boys go on a journey of self-acceptance. Their love for each other and their refusal to hide it lands them in a paradise free of shame and judgment.
Official Selection Tampere Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2025 - National premiere
BAFTA Film Awards 2026 - Winner - Best British Short Animation

Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 9 min
Director: Baz Sells
Producer: Ben Jackson
Executive Producer: Dean Atta, Aoife Hayes, Jenny Beckett, Duncan Gaman
Editor: Sam Hodge
Screenwriter: Baz Sells, Ben Jackson, Dean Atta
Director of Photography: Supervising DoP: Ben Jones; Co-DoPs: Kevin Paul Lawrence, Baz Sells, Jonathan Garvey
Production Designer: Lorna Bailey, Sanna Räsänen
Sound: Picturesonix; Sound Design: Jasper Dent, Adam Grigg, RéY, Alex Bird
Composer: Jasper Dent, Olanrewaju Diko, Adam Grigg
Principal cast: Jordan Stephens
Key Animators: Kecy Salangad, Aleksey Butorin, Anna Pearson
Audio Description: SoundScribe

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Black

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI Short Form Animation Fund

One6th Limited

Studio 216
AWOL Studios
Hope Mill
113 Pollard Street
Manchester
M4 7JA

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