Project Description
ABIDJAN
(2010, 34 MIN)
A young soccer player from Brooklyn learns valuable lessons about life and soccer when he goes to Ivory Coast, his mother’s homeland, for summer vacation.
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CAST
Brandon Morrison as EFE
Liris Crosse as SADE
Christian Gomis as UNCLE ALE
Stayron Obre as STAYRON
Paul Arthur as TONY
Bradley Nestor as REGIS
Kyle Seales as COACH SCOTT
Ana Sess as BOLA
CREW
Director/Writer/Producer ALEXANDER ETSEYATSE
Executive Producer CLAUDE OBRE & MONIQUE OBRE
Associate Producer J. MONTY NYAHAY & EBONY J LEWIS
Cinematographer JONATHAN BREGEL/IAN DULEY/ERIK SHIRAI
Editor CHARLES GAY
Music Score by CHRISTOPHER NORTH
1st AD NATALIE GARRISON & SAMUEL MARK NWOKEUKWU
AWARDS
XXVI. Black International Cinema of Berlin Germany, May 2011. *Best Children Film*.
Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, Sept 2010, *Honorable Mention*
The All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival, *Best US Short Film*
15 minutes of Fame Film Festival, *Best Family Film*
Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood, *Award of Merit*
The International Trailer Film Festival, *Best of Fest*
Made In NY Film Festival, *1st Place Best Film*
FILM FESTIVALS/SCREENINGS
Martha Vineyard African American Film Festival
XXVI. Black International Cinema of Berlin Germany
Festival International du Film Panafricain Cannes
International Family Film Festival, Hollywood
Pan African Film Festival on Feb. 16 – 23 in LA, Studentfest 2011
San Diego Black Film Festival
The International Trailer Film Festival
Poppy Jasper Film Festival
Kids First! Film Festival
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival
Mid Atlantic Black Film Festival
Los Angeles Reel Film Festival
Williamsburg International Film Festival
2010 Great Lakes International Film Festival
Landlocked Film Festival
The Roxbury International Film Festival
The All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival
Long Island International Expo
15 minutes of Fame Film Festival
New Jersey International Film Festival
International Film Festival of South Africa
San Francisco Black Film Festival
Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood
The Boston International Film Festival
Made In NY Film Festival