Synopsis:
It’s Nice in Here paints a fragmented portrait of a moment, a person, and a place, seen through the subjective memories of a young Black girl, Imani, and a rookie police officer, David, who both have wildly different recollections of the same fateful moment in a corner store that will leave their lives altered forever.
- Director:
- Robert-Jonathan Koeyers
- Year:
- 2022
- Country:
- Netherlands
- Running time:
- 15 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation
- Original title:
- It's Nice in Here
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Richard Valk
- Animators:
- Brontë Kolster, Basak Kirici, Lok Thong Siu, Claire Sebring
- Script writer:
- Robert-Jonathan Koeyers
- Music composer:
- Federico Solazzo
- Sound designer:
- Rik Nieuwdorp
- Production:
- Valk Producties
- Distribution:
- SND Films
- Genre:
- Drama
- Tags:
- Educational, Political, Trauma
- Audience:
- All audiences
- Language:
- English
- Festival selections:
- Cannes Film Festival
- Awards:
- Angers European First Film Festival (Premiers Plans d’Angers) /2023/ Best European Short
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