Sweet Thing (2020)
For Billie and Nico, life with their father is a roller-coaster ride of playfulness and unease. When he is in the grip of alcohol, tears flow and their apparently idyllic family life collapses. Their mostly absent and irresponsible mother is not much help either. But their friendship with Malik, a boy of Billie’s age, frees them from their shackles. Together they embark on a journey full of intense moments of freedom. The colourful, emotional world of the three young people is depicted in kaleidoscopic black and white imagery, which opens space for their own notions of childhood. Alexandre Rockwell's tale portrays a profound sense of solidarity and deep love: for cinema and Billie Holiday, and also for risk and adventure.
Director: Alexandre Rockwell
 |
Lana Rockwell as Billie |
|
Nico Rockwell as Nico |
 |
Will Patton as Adam |
 |
Karyn Parsons as Eve |
|
ML Josepher as Beaux |
|
Jabari Watkins as Malik |
 |
Steven Randazzo as Owen |
| Production | Javin Sean House | Associate Producer |
| Production | Therese 'Tag' Goulet | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Lasse Ulvedal Tolbøll | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jennifer Beals | Producer |
| Production | Elaine Walsh | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ian Stirling | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sam Rockwell | Executive Producer |
| Production | R.D. Dobson | Producer |
| Production | Michael R. Ragan | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Arvo Pärt | Additional Soundtrack |
| Sound | Van Morrison | Music |
| Editing | Alan Wu | Editor |
| Production | Kenan Baysal | Producer |
| Sound | Billie Holiday | Music |
| Directing | Alexandre Rockwell | Director |
| Production | Haley Elizabeth Anderson | Producer |
| Writing | Alexandre Rockwell | Writer |
| Production | Louis Anania | Producer |
| Sound | Arvo Pärt | Music |
