FLOWERS is an afro-futuristic fairytale of love, following a ceremony of a mother giving away her son, adopting references to classic Disney stories from the 1930s-50s, modernising tropes for a coming of age tale.

Through poetic abstract storytelling, elevated throughout by lush cinematic tones and stylised

production and costume design, the whimsical story follows a prince as he journeys from the

confinement of his family home into the harsh reality of the outside world in search of his one true love, to the disappointment of his overlooked brothers.

In doing so the film reclaims the magic of that time we are all so familiar with: imagining what a black fairy-tale would look and feel like, by inverting and adapting age-old themes of fairy-tale lore.

Director & Writer: Dumas Haddad

Cinematographer: Olan Collardy

Producer: George Telfer

Creative Director: Adémidé Udoma

Original Score: MIINK

Production Designer: Jade Adeyemi

Costume Designer: Ola Ebiti

Production Company: Agile Films

Starring: Sheik, Kenechi Carmel Amamgbo & Afua Hirsch

Prince Narration: Yann Gael

Brothers: Joshua Kekana, Tienne Simon, Alexandre Sappa, Tani

Grade: Matthieu Toullet at The Mill

Editors: Dumas Haddad & James Bradley

Sound Design: Bankey Ojo

Directors Assistant: Emm Le Chat

Commissioned by: Panasonic

Shot on the Lumix GH6 with Zeiss Superspeeds

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Festivals:

Tribeca Film Festival 2023

BFI London Film Festival 2022

London Short Film Festival 2023

Webby Awards 2023 (Winner Short Form (nominated Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & honouree for Best Art Direction)

Urban World Film Festival 22 (winner Best Experimental)

Sony Future Filmmakers Award 2023

Black Film Festival of New Orleans (winner Best Wardrobe)

Hayti Heritage Film Festival

ASVOFF15

Berlin Commercial 2022 (winner Best Idea)

Cannes Indie Film (winner Best Male Director, Best Cinematography)

London Film Week

London Director Awards

Art Film Spirit Awards (Best Experimental)

New York Arthouse Film Fest

European Film Festival of Lille

Somerset House: The Bright Land

Milwaukee Film Festival

Athens International Film and Video Festival

Sidewalk Film Center

Minute Shorts X BIFA: British Talent Telling Global Stories

POCC

Bounce Cinema