Release Date

30 Aug, 2027

Runtime

00:18: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

A new generation. A new movement. Let the groove take over.

The Young Nation Short Film is a groundbreaking, 18-minute musical drama that serves as both a cinematic narrative and a cultural manifesto for a new generation. Directed by and starring breakout artist Joni Smith, the film explores themes of teenage isolation, collective identity, and the redemptive power of street culture, shot in a striking dichotomy of stark black-and-white realism and explosive, high-saturation color.The narrative begins in the claustrophobic, rhythmic confines of a subterranean transit car. A youthful visionary (Smith) attempts to rally her peers against the suffocating boredom of a stagnant urban summer by introducing a grand collective vision: a neighborhood block party. Met with harsh cynicism and immediate rejection, she follows her disillusioned companions off the platform and into the cavernous, desolate expanse of an abandoned industrial warehouse.

Original Title

The Young Nation Short Film

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Actors

Joni Smith

Rumi Von-Clarke

Lil Champ

Danielle King

Maureen Ruby Jackson

Loretta Robinson

Debbii Dawson

Malik Watson

Sophie Carter

Miles Caton

Aaliyah Thompson

Gracyen Duncan-Smith

Gracyen Duncan-Smith-Gorman

Havana Rose

Crew