Commercial
2021
Isolated from society in a deserted delta community with his austere father, a child musical prodigy prepares for the audition of a lifetime while navigating a newfound skill in ancestral dreaming.
Cultivated by true experiences and spellbound by explicit dreams, "Aurinko in Adagio" is a love letter to the director's childhood as a young brass instrumentalist intertwined with fictional events. It is a fantastical coming-of-age drama on family and passion while shining a light on the beautiful, yet complicated father and son relationship.
Credits
53rd NAACP Image Award Nominee - Outstanding Short-Film (Live Action)
Tribeca Film Festival - World Premiere 2021
Urbanworld Film Festival - 2021
HBO Short Film Award Finalist American Black Film Festival - 2022
Hollyshorts Film Festival - 2022
Chicago International Children's Film Festival - 2022
Distributed by Amazon Studios
Distributed by American Airlines
Distributed by Samansa
Written and Directed by
Elisee Junior St Preux
Executive Producers - HillmanGrad Productions
Lena Waithe
Rishi Rajani
Executive Producer - Ventureland
Natasha Wellesley
Executive Producers - 271 Films
Domenica Castro
Constanza Castro
Produced by
Kristin Meyers
Co-Produced by
Thang Ho
Director of Photography
Vishvesh Bakshi
Film Editor
Kathleen E. McAuley
Production Designer
Hannah Meachin
Original Score by
Jesi Nelson
Baritonist
Bill Muter
Starring
Taj Johnson
Dexter Tillis
Casting by
Lindsay Chag
Costume Design by
Logan Renee
MUA
Jonet Williamson
Developed through "Indeed's Rising Voices" Fellowship Program
Partnered with HillmanGrad Productions, Ventureland, and 271 Films
