Save My Lost Nigga Soul
| Save My Lost Nigga Soul | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Clement Virgo |
| Produced by | Damon D'Oliveira |
| Written by | Clement Virgo |
| Starring |
Richard Chevolleau Dean Marshall Dayo Ade |
| Cinematography | Harald Bachmann |
| Edited by | Lisa Grootenboer |
Production company | |
Release date | 1993 |
Running time | 24 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Save My Lost Nigga Soul is a Canadian short film, directed by Clement Virgo and released in 1993.[1]
Made while Virgo was a student at the Canadian Film Centre,[2] the film is a Cain and Abel story about two Black Canadian brothers who live together but do not see eye to eye because one is a drug addict.[3] Meanwhile their roommate, an aspiring stand-up comedian, is planning to use material about their disputes in his forthcoming performance debut.[1]
Virgo's later feature film Love Come Down was a revisiting of the themes of Save My Lost Nigga Soul.[4]
Accolades
The film won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 1993 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] and was shortlisted for the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 15th Genie Awards.[6]
References
- 1 2 Schwartzberg, Shlomo. "In the frame". Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada, Summer 1993 (Vol. 28, Issue 2).
- ↑ "Film centre grads making their mark". Toronto Star, December 24, 1993.
- ↑ Angela Baldassarre, Reel Canadians: Interviews from the Canadian Film World. Guernica Editions, 2003. ISBN 9781550711653. p. 150.
- ↑ "Seeking brotherly love". The Globe and Mail, March 9, 2001.
- ↑ "Quebec's Obomsawin wins for best Canadian feature film at Toronto festival". Montreal Gazette, September 20, 1993.
- ↑ "Exotica dominates Genie nominations". Montreal Gazette, October 20, 1994.