''Brown Girl Begins'' is a 2017 Canadian science fiction film, directed by
Sharon Lewis. The film was inspired by
Nalo Hopkinson's 1998 novel ''
Brown Girl in the Ring'', although for budgetary reasons Lewis opted to write and film a prequel story rather than literally adapting the novel itself.
Set in a post-apocalyptic version of
Toronto in 2049, the film focuses on a small group of survivors whose continued survival depends on Ti-Jeanne's (
Mouna Traoré) response to a potentially life-altering decision. The cast also includes
Nigel Shawn Williams,
Shakura S'Aida
Shakura S'Aida is a Canadian blues vocalist, songwriter and actress. She is sometimes credited Shakura.
History
Shakura S'Aida was born in Brooklyn and lived in Switzerland before moving to Canada.
S'Aida was lead singer of the 13-piece worl ...
,
Emmanuel Kabongo,
Rachael Crawford,
Andy McQueen and
Measha Brueggergosman.
The film premiered at the
Urbanworld Film Festival in 2017. It had its general theatrical release in 2018 in conjunction with
Black History Month, although due to the film's
Afrofuturist themes its commercial opening was branded as a "Black Futures Month" event.
The film received two
Canadian Screen Award nominations at the
7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, for
Best Adapted Screenplay
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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(Lewis) and
Best Makeup (Carla Hutchinson).
See also
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Afrofuturism in film
References
External links
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Brown Girl Begins' at
Library and Archives Canada
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2017 films
2017 science fiction films
Afrofuturist films
Canadian science fiction films
Black Canadian films
English-language Canadian films
Films based on Canadian novels
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