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Family Never Flies Away
A young Black father must learn to navigate parenthood after his girlfriend mysteriously abandons him and their five-year-old daughter.
Baby
2021 Directed by Cole Swanson
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Screening at Martha’s Vineyard Academy Award qualifying 19th African American Film Festival. Baby also nominated for an HBO Short Film Award (stay tuned)… What a great crowd here on the island. Majority Black audience too which was so amazing. The film touched a lot of people I realized after talking with many of the audience members. Super cool to see the anamorphic on the big screen as well (didn’t get the full width during LA screening). Glad people like it and that the dialogue continues when the credits finish and the lights come up. I’ve realized that I love creating “think pieces” … interview is coming soon lots of press I spoke on some of the movie and what not.
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Beautiful, raw, and above all else full of heart.
Check out Cole’s movie here:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/baby
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First of all, the moods entrenched in this movie were immaculate. The colors blend together in every scene, reflecting the emotional intimacy confusion and pain traversed throughout this filmé. The color schem reminded me of Rihanna's met gala dress 2015, the ocean scenes in moonlight, and black swan bathroom mirror/backstage scenes. Baby had a brilliant performance. She beautifully portrayed a child trying to understand and grapple with something as complex as abandonment and a new sort of independence at such an early age. Mike did an amazing job of expressing the depth of feelings felt in utter moments and seconds, like fear and need for resilience, and jay showed the worst type of confusion: when you don't really understand it…
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the color of love is blue, and baby has a lot of love. 💙
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immediately after watching baby, i wanted to write a review, but upon trying to, i was at a loss for words. baby is a beautiful film — the aesthetics, the framing, it all creates amazing visual storytelling. more than that though, the performances in this film bring this heartfelt story of three people who we all root for on their different journeys to life. i also very much cried during the final scene — no spoilers, just a warning if you’re soft like i am. all in all, i came away from my viewing wanting everyone in my life to watch baby, from my mom to my roommate. brilliant work.
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This had potential but I couldn't hit the finish line. The premise had
promise, the execution is okay, the look of the film is decent, but
this didn't really deliver the goods. You know what Juanma Bajo
Ulloa is going for with this but it didn't come close to achieving
what it could have with a more deft hand.