Nothing is better than being able to live freely as you are and in your own skin without persecution. In the stop-motion animated short, Two Black Boys in Paradise , directed and co-written by Baz Sells , based on the poem by award-winning writer Dean Atta , enduring love is the endgame. The film follows the blossoming relationship of Dula and Eden, two teenage Black boys, who refuse to hide their love in a society wrought with homophobia and racism, so the pair create their own safe paradise where they can explore the themes of identity, belonging and sexuality.
Two Black Boys in Paradise has premiered at the HollyShorts Film Festival , the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival and the BFI Flare in London: LGBTQ+ Film Festival. It was also the recipient of the Iri