Canadian Premiere
After his divorce, a father’s first weekend with his sons proves challenging.
Shaq B Grant, Azariah Gray, Maxwell Smith, Kemi Adekoya, Sarah Toogood, Abigail Williams
UK
2024
English
Racist language
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Credits & Director
Producer
Sanjana Pathania
Screenwriter
Mykea Fairweather Perry
Cinematography
Ciara Rigney
Editor
Bettina Zironi
Production Design
Syd Brown
Original Music
Beatrice de Trenqualye
Mykea Fairweather Perry
Mykea Fairweather Perry is a writer-director from South East London. He graduated from the National Film and Television School in 2025, where he created a number of short films, including his graduation film, Weekend One (2025). His previous shorts have screened at BAFTA and Academy Award–qualifying festivals worldwide. In 2022, Perry’s short film Sharing earned him a Sundance Ignite Fellowship. He is currently developing his feature debut.
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