Edem Kelman

Terence works the night-shift outside a shopping centre. It appears he’s blessed with a gift, which he uses to heal people from the London’s African community. When he catches wind of his brother’s return he’s faced to deal with his own unhealed wounds.

One day you might find a balloon on the floor and ask: Who did it once belong to? Whose face did it light up? What joy was it once commemorating, now only to be trodden on and wheeled over between alleyways and curbs?

The film follows a man who dreams of uniting London’s African diasporic community; but as his ambition grows, so do the risks.

A touring program of recent short films, commissioned by Film Hub Wales and delivered by the Independent Cinema Office, that showcases how contemporary working-class filmmakers depict working-class experiences in modern Britain. The program features films spanning various genres, from documentaries to flights of fancy, and aims to offer a richer, more complex, and creative perspective on working-class life beyond outdated stereotypes.

Three outsiders board a coach to leave a city that seems indifferent to their presence in writer and director Edem Kelman's short film.

Terence works the night-shift outside a shopping centre. It appears he’s blessed with a gift, which he uses to heal people from the London’s African community. When he catches wind of his brother’s return he’s faced to deal with his own unhealed wounds.

Terence works the night-shift outside a shopping centre. It appears he’s blessed with a gift, which he uses to heal people from the London’s African community. When he catches wind of his brother’s return he’s faced to deal with his own unhealed wounds.

One day you might find a balloon on the floor and ask: Who did it once belong to? Whose face did it light up? What joy was it once commemorating, now only to be trodden on and wheeled over between alleyways and curbs?

One day you might find a balloon on the floor and ask: Who did it once belong to? Whose face did it light up? What joy was it once commemorating, now only to be trodden on and wheeled over between alleyways and curbs?

The film follows a man who dreams of uniting London’s African diasporic community; but as his ambition grows, so do the risks.

The film follows a man who dreams of uniting London’s African diasporic community; but as his ambition grows, so do the risks.

A touring program of recent short films, commissioned by Film Hub Wales and delivered by the Independent Cinema Office, that showcases how contemporary working-class filmmakers depict working-class experiences in modern Britain. The program features films spanning various genres, from documentaries to flights of fancy, and aims to offer a richer, more complex, and creative perspective on working-class life beyond outdated stereotypes.

Three outsiders board a coach to leave a city that seems indifferent to their presence in writer and director Edem Kelman's short film.

Three outsiders board a coach to leave a city that seems indifferent to their presence in writer and director Edem Kelman's short film.