Nine Nights
Film poster
Directed byVeronica McKenzie
Written byVeronica McKenzie
Produced byVeronica McKenzie
Starring
  • Malcolm Atobrah
  • Elizabeth Brace
  • Deborah Colphon
CinematographyRick Stanton
Edited byLiz Webber
Release date
  • 2018 (2018)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Nine Nights is a film produced and written by Veronica McKenzie. It mainly revolves around the mourning which takes place for a dead child who is a twin and the other twin refusing to let go. The story is based on the mourning rituals which has to take place for nine nights and how family secrets gets revealed.[1][2][3]

The movie won an award at PAFF Directors' Award in 2019.[4]

Synopsis

When her twin brother is hit by a car and killed, Marcie refuses to believe that he is dead and is adamant he’s still alive. The family begins the Caribbean mourning ritual ‘Nine Night’ designed to let the dead go. As the nights count down, Marcie comes face-to-face with her brother and her descent into paranoia, unleashes long-buried family secrets.[5]

Cast

  • Malcolm Atobrah: Michael Haines
  • Elizabeth Brace: Tina Ramadin
  • Deborah Colphon: Miss May
  • Paulette Harris-German: Sister P
  • Jo Martin: Leonore Haines
  • T'Nia Miller: Sylvie Johnson
  • Mary Nyambura: Marcie Haines
  • Premila Puri: Nurse Sandra
  • Mark Redguard: Pastor Douglas
  • Rizwan Shebani: Paul Jenner

References

  1. ↑ "Veronica Mckenzie's Nine Nights To Screen At Chelsea Film Festival". blackfilm.com – Black Movies, Television, and Theatre News. 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  2. ↑ "First time Black British female director selected for leading US film festival". Words of Colour. 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  3. ↑ "BAKOSÓ: AFROBEATS OF CUBA". OkayAfrica. 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  4. ↑ "A Complete List of Winners at the PAFF". 94.7 The WAVE. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  5. ↑ "NINE NIGHTS". Retrieved 2020-10-09.
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