Two Black Boys in Paradise (2025)

Two Black Boys in Paradise

2025

Animation Drama

Synopsis

Edan (19) and Dula (18) navigate love, identity, and self-acceptance on a journey about coming into oneself and out to the world. Confronting fear, shame, and societal expectations, the boys rediscover a sense of belonging in their own paradise, in this celebration of queer love, vulnerability, and the power of embracing who you are.

Credits

Director

Baz Sells

Cast

Arun Blair-Mangat as Dula & Edan Nonverbal Sounds

Jordan Stephens as Narrator

Crew

Sanna Räsänen (Art Direction)

Baz Sells (Director of Photography)

Jonathan Garvey (Director of Photography)

Kevin Paul Lawrence (Director of Photography)

Sam Hodge (Editor)