Pick (film)

Pick is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Alicia K. Harris and released in 2019.[1] The film stars Hazel Downey as Alliyah, a young Black Canadian girl struggling to cope with the social consequences of having chosen to go to school on class photo day wearing her natural Afro instead of straightening her hair.[1]

Pick
Film poster
Directed byAlicia K. Harris
Produced byAlicia K. Harris
Venessa Harris
Rebeca Ortiz
Written byAlicia K. Harris
StarringHazel Downey
Deragh Campbell
CinematographyAnn Tipper
Edited byKathryn Lyons
Production
company
Sugar Glass Films
Release date
  • September 2019 (2019-09) (Urbanworld)
Running time
11 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film was funded in part by a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, and entered production in 2018.[2] It premiered in September 2019 at the Urbanworld Film Festival.[3]

The film won Best Short Film at the 2020 Miami Film Festival.[4]

The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[5]

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