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
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Lana Rockwell as Billie |
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Nico Rockwell as Nico |
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Will Patton as Adam |
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Karyn Parsons as Eve |
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ML Josepher as Beaux |
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Jabari Watkins as Malik |
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Steven Randazzo as Owen |
| Camera | Lasse Ulvedal Tolbøll | Director of Photography |
| Production | Javin Sean House | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jennifer Beals | Producer |
| Production | Therese 'Tag' Goulet | Associate Producer |
| Production | R.D. Dobson | Producer |
| Production | Elaine Walsh | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael R. Ragan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sam Rockwell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ian Stirling | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Arvo Pärt | Additional Soundtrack |
| Writing | Alexandre Rockwell | Writer |
| Sound | Billie Holiday | Music |
| Production | Louis Anania | Producer |
| Directing | Alexandre Rockwell | Director |
| Editing | Alan Wu | Editor |
| Production | Kenan Baysal | Producer |
| Production | Haley Elizabeth Anderson | Producer |
| Sound | Van Morrison | Music |
| Sound | Arvo Pärt | Music |
