The Young Nation Short Film
A new generation. A new movement. Let the groove take over.
Directed by Joni Smith
Plot
The Young Nation Short Film is a groundbreaking, 18-minute musical drama that serves as both a cinematic narrative and a cultural manifesto for a new generation. Directed by and starring breakout artist Joni Smith, the film explores themes of teenage isolation, collective identity, and the redemptive power of street culture, shot in a striking dichotomy of stark black-and-white realism and explosive, high-saturation color.The narrative begins in the claustrophobic, rhythmic confines of a subterranean transit car. A youthful visionary (Smith) attempts to rally her peers against the suffocating boredom of a stagnant urban summer by introducing a grand collective vision: a neighborhood block party. Met with harsh cynicism and immediate rejection, she follows her disillusioned companions off the platform and into the cavernous, desolate expanse of an abandoned industrial warehouse.
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Cast
Joni Smith
Joni
Rumi Von-Clarke
Maya
Lil Champ
Jordan
Danielle King
Young Nation Dancer 1#
Maureen Ruby Jackson
Young Nation Dancer 2#
Loretta Robinson
Young Nation Dancer 3#
Debbii Dawson
Young Nation Dancer 4#
Malik Watson
Young Nation Dancer 5#
Sophie Carter
Passenger On Train 1#
Miles Caton
Young Nation Dancer 6#
Aaliyah Thompson
Young Nation Dancer 7#
Gracyen Duncan-Smith
Young Nation Dancer 8#
Gracyen Duncan-Smith-Gorman
Young Nation Dancer 9#
Havana Rose
Young Nation Dancer #10