Mahalia Melts in the Rain

Mahalia Melts in the Rain
Film poster
Directed by	Émilie Mannering Carmine Pierre-Dufour
Written by	Carmine Pierre-Dufour
Produced by	Sarah Mannering Fanny Drew
Starring	Kaiyonni Banton-Renner Sagine Sémajuste
Cinematography	Olivier Gossot
Edited by	Myriam Magassouba
Music by	Strange Froots
Production company	Colonelle Films
Distributed by	Travelling Distribution
Release date	October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01) (VIFF)
Running time	12 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Mahalia Melts in the Rain is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Émilie Mannering and Carmine Pierre-Dufour and released in 2018.

The film stars Kaiyonni Banton-Renner as Mahalia, a Black Canadian girl who feels self-conscious about her kinky hair setting her apart from her ballet school classmates, leading her mother Anika (Sagine Sémajuste) to take her to a hair salon to get it straightened.^[1]

The film premiered at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival.^[2] At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, it was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Drama.^[3] It won the 2020 edition of CBC Television's annual Short Film Face-Off competition.^[4]

References

1. "Festival Filministes: quand la relève prépare la relève". Le Devoir, March 8, 2019.
2. Scoular, Michael (4 October 2018). "Six essential Canadian shorts at VIFF". Straight. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
3. "Prix Écrans canadiens 2019 : la domination québécoise". Voir, February 7, 2019.
4. "Montreal-produced film wins season 13 of Short Film Face Off". CBC News, September 29, 2020.

External links

• Mahalia Melts in the Rain at IMDb