Pickney
England / 2021 / 15m / English
In-Person: Sun 25 June / 19:00 BST
Online: 23 - 29 June
What is left of family ties when our elders have passed? Michael Jenkins explores loss and new beginnings in this touching short.
Leon wakes from an unsettling dream, calling him to go straight to his grandmother’s house where he discovers that she has passed on. Turned away by his estranged extended family during the Nine Night proceedings, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery, guided by a mysterious figure. Filmed against the backdrop of Bristol’s hills, Pickney (2021), written and directed by Michael Jenkins, traces a young mixed-race boy’s grief and yearning for connection to a family he feels only partially related to. Does the loss of his nan sever the last remaining ties to his Caribbean family, or present an opportunity to reflect and act on the aspects of his life and identity that he feels has been missing?
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Writer and Director - Michael Jenkins
Producer - Bex Rose
Director of Photography - Louie Blystad-Collins
Editor - Theo Watkins
Costume and Make Up - Christelle Pellecuer
Production Design - Elkie McCrimmon
Sound Design - Richard de Mowbray
Colour Grade - Jack Offord
Camera Assistant - Mikael Techane
Production Photographer - Qezz Gill & Elkie McCrimmon
Sound Recording - Theo Watkins
Sound Assistant - Diaz Salmon & Kaden Gardener
Script Development - Jessica Jones
For BFI NETWORK:
Talent Executive - Alice Cabanas, Alix Taylor
Project Administrator - Ruth Thompson
Composer - Wilfred De Salis
Music by
Me Na Know - Tan Teddy
Move on - Black Roots
Pop Off - Donny Bravo
Mixed by The Sound Town
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Leon - Ajani Cabey
Legba - Shaun Clarke
Danielle - Laura Bayston
Irene - Nadia Williams
Lexi - Shelena Artman
Guy - Craig Lewis
Nan - Iva Williams
Sean - Jabari Ngozi
Dee - Thabo Kona
Nine Night Singers - Donna Pinnock, Dainty Pinnock, Jacinth Pinnock, Maria Atkinson
Dog Walker - Vince Pellegrino
Stunt Bike - Emil Jenkins
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Captions by Sarya Wu
British Sign Language by Rachel Jones
BSL Editing by Tao-Anas Le Thanh
Audio Descriptions provided by the International Digital Centre
Listen to…
Writer and Director Michael Jenkins talk about Pickney in our Audio Programme, Before the Applause - available wherever you get your podcasts.
Read Response
May death lead us home
A Response to Pickney, written by Memuna Konteh
