Two Black Boys in Paradise

9m

Animation Drama

7

Edan (19) and Dula (18) navigate love, identity, and self-acceptance on a journey about coming into oneself and out to the world. Confronting fear, shame, and societal expectations, the boys rediscover a sense of belonging in their own paradise, in this celebration of queer love, vulnerability, and the power of embracing who you are.

Cast

Jordan Stephens

Arun Blair-Mangat

Dula & Edan Nonverbal Sounds

Crew

Poem, Writer, Executive Producer

Director, Writer, Director of Photography

Writer, Producer

Jonathan Garvey

Director of Photography

Kevin Paul Lawrence

Director of Photography

Executive Producer

Sanna Räsänen

Production Design, Art Direction

Production Design

Aleksey Butorin

Lanre Diko (RéY)