Animated Grand Prix, Encounters 2025
Two Black Boys in Paradise
Baz SellsAnimationUnited Kingdom20259 min
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.
Synopsis from TMDB
Winner of the 2025 Animated Encounters Grand Prix.
CastJordan Stephens and Arun Blair-Mangat
Written byDean Atta, Baz Sells and Ben Jackson
Produced byBen Jackson
CinematographyJonathan Garvey, Kevin Paul Lawrence and Baz Sells
EditingSam Hodge
MusicJasper Dent, Adam Grigg and Lanre Diko (RéY)
Production designSanna Räsänen and Lorna Bailey
ProductionOne6th Animation Studio
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