Belgium / Mar 01, 2025 / Anima Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Genres
AnimationDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Two Black Boys in Paradise |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | One6th Animation Studio |
| Official site | channel4.com |
| Release date | 4 novembre 2025 |
| Executive producer | Dean Atta, Aoife Hayes |
| Production | Ben Jackson |
| Writer | Dean Atta, Baz Sells, Ben Jackson |
| Editing | Sam Hodge |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Garvey, Kevin Paul Lawrence, Baz Sells |
| Assistant directors | Baz Sells |
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| Camera operators | Jonathan Garvey, Kevin Paul Lawrence, Baz Sells |
| Additional photography | Jonathan Garvey, Kevin Paul Lawrence, Baz Sells |
| Production design | Sanna Räsänen, Lorna Bailey |
| Art direction | Sanna Räsänen, Lorna Bailey |
| Set decoration | Sanna Räsänen, Lorna Bailey |
| Visual effects | Kecy Salangad, Aleksey Butorin, Anna Pearson |
| Music | Jasper Dent, Adam Grigg, Lanre Diko (RéY) |
| Sound | Jasper Dent, Adam Grigg, Lanre Diko (RéY) |
Release dates
Premiere
Finland / Mar 06, 2025 / Tampere Film Festival
Netherlands / Mar 22, 2025 / Dutch Premiere (Kaboom Festival)
United Kingdom / Mar 23, 2025 / BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
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United States / Mar 28, 2025 / American Documentary and Animation Film Festival
Canada / May 24, 2025 / Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival
Germany / Jun 07, 2025 / Zebra Poetry Film Festival
India / Jun 07, 2025 / KASHISH Pride Film Festival
Brazil / Jul 03, 2025 / Rio LGBTQIA+ Festival Internacional de Cinema
Greece / Sep 22, 2025 / ANIMASYROS - International Animation Festival
Denmark / Oct 30, 2025 / MIX Copenhagen LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Theatrical release
Germany / Nov 04, 2025 / INTERFILM International Short Film Festival
Digital
United Kingdom / Nov 22, 2025 / Channel 4 (On Demand)
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