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Two Black Boys in Paradise

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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.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • identity
  • love
  • stop motion
  • lgbt
  • lgbt teen
  • black lgbt
  • belonging
  • gay theme
  • 3d animation
  • self-acceptance

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Baz Sells

Produced in

United Kingdom

Where to watch

Availability for Spain. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

Stream

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Videos

Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • PremiereKASHISH Pride Film Festival7 Jun 2025
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereAmerican Documentary and Animation Film Festival28 Mar 2025
    • PremiereAthens International Film and Video Festival11 Apr 2025
    • PremiereRiverrun International Film Festival12 Apr 2025
    • PremiereOutshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival20 Apr 2025
    • PremiereSeattle International Film Festival24 May 2025
    • PremieredeadCenter Film Festival12 Jun 2025
    • PremiereFrameline, the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival21 Jun 2025
    • PremierePortland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology6 Aug 2025
    • PremiereRhode Island International Film Festival7 Aug 2025
    • PremiereOUT SOUTH Queer Film Festival15 Aug 2025
    • PremiereHollywood Queer Short Film Festival5 Oct 2025
    • PremiereThe New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival15 Oct 2025
    • PremiereWoodstock Film Festival17 Oct 2025
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival23 Mar 2025
    • PremiereLondon Breeze Film Festival24 Oct 2025
    • PremiereScottish Queer International Film Festival1 Nov 2025
    • PremiereNorwich Film Festival3 Nov 2025
    • PremiereManchester Animation Festival10 Nov 2025
    • Digital / OTTChannel 4 (On Demand)22 Nov 2025
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereInside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival24 May 2025
  • BelgiumBE

    • PremiereAnima Festival1 Mar 2025
    • PremierePink Screens Festival (Brussels)1 Nov 2025
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereRio LGBTQIA+ Festival Internacional de Cinema3 Jul 2025
  • DenmarkDK

    • PremiereMIX Copenhagen LGBTQIA+ Film Festival30 Oct 2025
  • FinlandFI

    • PremiereTampere Film Festival6 Mar 2025
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereZebra Poetry Film Festival7 Jun 2025
    • TheatricalINTERFILM International Short Film Festival4 Nov 2025
  • GreeceGR

    • PremiereANIMASYROS - International Animation Festival22 Sept 2025
    • PremiereThessaloniki Animation Festival16 Oct 2025
  • NetherlandsNL

    • PremiereDutch Premiere (Kaboom Festival)22 Mar 2025

Frequently asked questions

Two Black Boys in Paradise was released on 4 November 2025.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    2/18/2026

    7/10

    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 aff…

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