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SUICIDE BY SUNLIGHT Short Films

SUICIDE BY SUNLIGHT

Description

Valentina, a day-walking black vampire protected from the sun by her melanin, is forced to restrain her bloodlust to regain custody of her estranged daughters

Part of SHORTS PROGRAM 3

Bios

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Sierra Leonean-American filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu’s films have screened at festivals internationally. With a BA from Duke University and an MFA from NYU’s Tisch Graduate Film school, her films have won a variety of awards, including NYU’s Spike Lee Fellowship Award, the Princess Grace Narrative film grant and Director’s Guild of America Honorable Mentions.

Contact

Nikkia Moulterie
nikkiamoulterie@gmail.com
646-509-3699

Details

Country: USA

Year: 2019

Director: Nikyatu Jusu

Screenwriter: Nikyatu Jusu & Robin S. Williams

Producer: Nikkia Moulterie

Executive Producer: Terence Nance

Director of Photography: Daisy Zhou

Editors: Kristan Sprague, Marina Katz

Production Designer: Alison Melillo

Music: Omar Ferrer

Cast/Featuring: Natalie Paul, Motell Foster, Alexis Nichole Smith, Souleymane Sy Savane, Madison Spicer

Running Time (minutes): 17 min

Language: English

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