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The African Desperate Nominated for John Cassavetes Award
Film Independent Spirit Awards
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Press Mention
John Cassavetes Award given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000; award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.
CREDITS
Writer/Director/Producer: Martine Syms
Writer/Producer: Rocket Caleshu
Producer: Vic Brooks
SYNOPSIS
If this were a reality show, Palace would be the person who is not here to make friends. Palace needs to get home, back to Chicago from upstate New York. But that means surviving a hazy, hilarious and hallucinatory night-long odyssey, stumbling from academic critiques to backseat hookups.
Main Image: Film still, The African Desperate, 2022. Courtesy of Dominica Inc.
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Trailer: The African Desperate, 2022.
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November 28, 2022
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Film Independent Spirit Awards