Brown Girl Begins (2017)

Fantasy, General Film, Sci-Fi

Director: Sharon Lewis

Writer(s): Sharon Lewis (screenplay), Nalo Hopkinson (novel)

Starring: Mouna Traoré,Nigel Shawn Williams, Shakura S’Aida, Emmanuel Kabongo, Allison Augustin, Danielle Ayow, Measha Brueggergosman, Hannah Chantée, Alli Chung, Rachael Crawford, Joey DeCarle, Sonia Dhillon Tully, Leon Elkaim, Dorett Emanuel, Charles Fowler, Franckie Francois, Howard Gord, Elijha Hammill, Kiki Hammill, Brittany Johnson, Amrit Kaur, Keeya King, Sy Jin Lee, Andy McQueen, Nadin Rizk, David Rudder, Peter Sacco, Ryan Singh, Patrick Sue-Chan, Cameron Switzer, Ronald Tang, Allen Zarnett

Synopsis: It’s 2049 on a forsaken island off the coast of Toronto where the survival of the islanders depends on young Ti-Jeanne to risk death by a spirit so she can take her place as a Caribbean priestess and save her people.

Release Date: September 23, 2017 (USA) | Length: 70 min | Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi | MPAA Rating: NR

Note: Premiered at the Urbanworld Film Festival in 2017. Based on the book “Brown Girl in the Ring” by Nalo Hopkinson.

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