7 MINUTES OF HEAVEN?

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Dramedy | Short Film | 2022

10 mins 12 seconds

A gender reveal party goes comically south when the mom-to-be hides in a closet with her queer bestie and spills the tea…he may be the daddy.

TEAM:

Written by: PAGES Matam
Directed by: NEEN.
Executive Producers: Amy Aniobi & Aanch Khaneja of SuperSpecial
Produced by: Jamari Perry
Associate Producer: Da Poetry Lounge Co., Jasmine Williams
Starring: Jaquai Wade Pearson, Jermelle Simon, Kouryou Ngin, Gabriel Ladd and Sydney Thomas
Director of Photography: Ruben Contreras
Edited By: Amanda Bliss Taylor
Music By: Cosmo the Truth
Music Supervisor: TT the Artist

FESTIVALS:

Audience Award Narrative Short | Baltimore International Black Film Festival 2023
Selection | Micheaux Film Festival 2023
Selection | Topaz Film Festival 2023
Selection | San Francisco Black Film Festival 2023
Selection | Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase 2023
Selection | Catalina Film Festival 2023
Selection | Renaissance Black Film Fest 2023
Selection | Black Writers Weekend 2023
Selection | Bradford Queer Film Festival 2023
Selection | Vancouver Black Independent Film Festival 2023
Selection | NewFilmmakers Los Angeles 2024

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