NICKEL BOYS
Directed by RaMell Ross
Louverture Films is a Producer
Feature film adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'The Nickel Boys'.
Based on the history of a real reform school in Florida that warped and destroyed the lives of thousands of children, the 'Nickel Boys' film invites viewers into a resonant experience, in the heart of which a profound friendship offers transformation.
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Gotham Awards 2024 - Nominee Best Feature, Nominee Best Director, Nominee Best Breakthrough Performer (Brandon Wilson)
IndieWire Honors 2024 - Auteur Award (RaMell Ross)
Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards 2024 - Production Designer Award (Nora Mendis)
Critics Choice Celebration of Black Cinema + Television 2024 - Social Impact Award (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor)
Urban World Film Festival 2024 - Luminary Award (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), Emerging Talent Award (Ethan Herisse & Brandon Wilson)
Chicago International Film Festival 2024 - Vanguard Award (RaMell Ross)
Independent Film Festival Boston 2024
Leeds International Film Festival 2024
Black Harvest Film Festival 2024
Indie Memphis Film Festival 2024
Stockholm Film Festival 2024 - Winner Bronze Horse for Best Film
Denver Film Festival 2024 - Excellence in Directing Award
Belfast Film Festival 2024
SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2024 - Breakthrough Director Award
Austin Film Festival 2024
Philadelphia Film Festival 2024
Twin Cities Film Fest 2024
Middleburg Film Festival 2024 - Special Achievement in Filmmaking Award (RaMell Ross), Sheila Johnson Vanguard Award (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor)
New Orleans Film Festival 2024
Santa Fe International Film Festival 2024
Rome Film Fest 2024
Woodstock Film Festival 2024
BFI London Film Festival 2024
Hamptons International Film Festival 2024
New York Film Festival 2024 - Opening Night
Telluride Film Festival 2024