Mahalia Melts in the Rain (2018)
Mahalia, a timid 9-year-old black girl, feels different from the other girls in her ballet class. Hoping to boost her confidence, her mother brings her to the hair salon to get her hair straightened for the very first time.
Directors: Carmine Pierre-Dufour, Emilie Mannering.
http://www.colonellefilms.com/portfolio-item/mahalia-melts-in-the-rain/
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Kaiyonni Banton-Renner as Mahalia |
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Sagine Sémajuste as Anika |
| Directing | Carmine Pierre-Dufour | Director |
| Directing | Emilie Mannering | Director |
| Sound | Strange Froots | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Guillaume Daoust | Sound |
| Art | Charlotte Gandin | Art Direction |
| Sound | Sylvain Bellemare | Sound |
| Editing | Myriam Magassouba | Editor |
| Production | Sarah Mannering | Producer |
| Camera | Olivier Gossot | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Carmine Pierre-Dufour | Writer |
| Sound | Louis Gignac | Sound |