Two Black Boys in Paradise, a lovingly-crafted stop motion animation made by Manchester-based film-makers One6th who have been on an extraordinary journey from a chance poetry reading in Berlin, via a freezing warehouse in Manchester to a BAFTA British Short Animation nomination.

Based on a poem by award-winning writer Dean Atta and narrated by Rizzle Kicks star Jordan Stephens, Two Black Boys in Paradise follows Edan and Dula - two young Black men on a journey toward self-acceptance.

Their love for each other, and their refusal to conceal it, transports them to a paradise free from shame and judgement.

Inspired by Dean Atta’s poem from his acclaimed collection There is (still) Love Here, the film takes audiences on a poetic journey that echoes the emotional highs and lows of coming into oneself and out to the world.

This animated short film has such poetic emotion, thanks to both actor Jordan Stephens wonderful narration and the music score by composers Jasper Dent and Adam Grigg. 

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