KINTO (2018)

Logline

A homeless Jamaican boy, struggling to find his identity, encounters a life-changing crash incident.

Synopsis

Kinto lives on the streets of Kingston, Jamaica, wiping the windscreens of passing cars at stoplight intersections to earn money. Ambushed and beaten by a group of other street boys, a desolate Kinto embraces his identity when he makes an unexpected act of kindness.

Details

Short (16mins) Narrative Drama | Jamaica

Language: English, Jamaican Patois with subtitles
Distributor: FILMCO

Production

Producers: Saeed Thomas | Leslie-Ann McDowell
Writers: Joshua Paul
Directors: Joshua Paul

Cast

Sekai Smart-Macaulay |
Justin Hadeed Awn

Awards

Best Short Film at Caribbean Tales Film Festival |

Best Short Film at 12°N 61°W Grenadian Film Festival |

Best Directing & Best Acting at the Palm Bay Caribe Film Festival