The Flourish | |
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Directed by | Shannon Taylor |
Screenplay by | Brit Taylor |
Story by | Anthony Maze |
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Cinematography | Mark De Leon |
Edited by | Mark De Leon |
Music by | Steve Garbade |
Production company | Taylor Way Productions |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Flourish is a 2019 American short film directed by Shannon Taylor from a screenplay by Brit Taylor. It stars Faithe Herman, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Saffran Harris, and Sidney Franklin. Herman won the Indie Spirit Award Performance by a Child Actor at Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema.
The film was made over the course of 60 days for Her Film Challenge, a competition for women writers and directors. So Say We All vetted the stories prior and the event was presented by Film Consortium San Diego. [1]
The film screened at the San Diego International Film Festival in 2020. [2]
Event | Year | Award | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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San Diego Film Awards | 2020 | Best Child Actor: Narrative Short Film | Faithe Herman | Won | [3] |
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema | 2021 | Indie Spirit Award Performance by a Child Actor | Faithe Herman | Won | [4] |
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | Pacific Southwest Emmy Award for Talent – Performer/Narrator | Faithe Herman | Nominated | [5] | |
Mark Christopher Lawrence | Nominated |
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