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04/11/2025 Animation, Drama 0h 9m
75
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Overview

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.

  1. Baz Sells

    Director, Writer

  2. Dean Atta

    Writer

  3. Ben Jackson

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Jordan Stephens

    Narrator

  2. Arun Blair-Mangat

    Dula & Edan Nonverbal Sounds

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-02-18
Perhaps paradise is only just for two people at any one time? This short animation introduces us to “Eden” and “Dula”. They are two black men who are obviously in love, but over the course of the next ten minutes come to realise that expressing that love comes with challenges. Challenges amidst a society that is not averse to judging colour and/or sexuality and that takes little account of the burgeoning sense of affection between these two men. What struck me most about this simple but affective stop-motion animation was whether or not it could ever be made using real men? Not women, ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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