Film Hub South West

Pickney

Leon is a mixed-race Bristol boy whose only connection to his Black side of the family is his Nan. With his Nan gone, Leon must seek out new connections to understand where he belongs by going to a Nine Nights ritual.

Writer-director Michael Jenkins

Producer Bex Rose

Production Company Blak Wave Productions

Year complete 2021

Run time 17 Minutes

This short is not currently available to watch online, for booking enquires please contact Bex Rose

 

Michael Jenkins 

Michael Jenkins is a self-shooting, director, producer and writer of film and TV. An award-winning filmmaker he won Best Short film for ‘Check the Label’ at The Royal Television Society Awards 2018 and won two BBC Local Radio Gillard Awards for the Diversity and Community award categories. He launched the only black-owned TV Production Company in the South West called Blak Wave in 2020, He is part of the BAFTA/BFI Network Crew 2020.
Bex Rose
Bex is a freelance film producer, often working with new and emerging filmmakers. Bex worked as a producer in the talent team at Watershed and has produced short films for Random Acts South West and New Creatives for BBC Arts.

Festival Selections

  • American Black Film Festival 2021
  • Afrika Eye 2021
  • Africa in Motion 2021
  • Two Short Nights Film Festival 2022
  • Toronto Black Film Festival 2022

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Image c/o Blak Wave

Image c/o Blak Wave

Filming with the threat of covid-19 meant we had to make the film with reduced cast and crew. We would have loved to recreate the atmosphere of a Jamaican Nine Nights celebration with more people; but it did make the final scene feel intimate and emotional. A highlight was listening to the original song composed and performed by the Tan Teddy sisters. Their harmonies had us in tears and as they are a family unit they could stand together without the need to social distancing. Bex Rose, Producer

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