Star (2015)

Directed by

Emilie Mannering

Country

Canada

Runtime

15h 45m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two young Black Canadian brothers named Tito and Jay grow up together in a Montreal neighborhood. The film watches their daily life and bond.

intimatetenderobservationalgroundedgrittypoignantunderstated

What happens

Star is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Émilie Mannering and released in 2015. The film stars Kevin Geronimo Tejeda and Justin Joselin Geronimo Morris as Tito and Jay, two young Black Canadian brothers living in the Montreal neighbourhood of Parc-Extension. The film was a shortlisted Quebec Cinema Award nominee for Best Short Film at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards. At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards, the film was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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