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Filmmakers Damas and Jackson Hope To Start a Conversation With ‘Speak to Me,’ Screening at Bay Street

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Cory Saint-Laurent, left, plays Simon and Matthew Boyd, right, plays Josiah in

Cory Saint-Laurent, left, plays Simon and Matthew Boyd, right, plays Josiah in "Speak to Me," a short film by Kurt Damas and Trevor Jackson that will be screened at Bay Street Theater on September 22 as part of the Fourth Annual Black Film Festival.

Co-writer and director Kurt Damas on the set of

Co-writer and director Kurt Damas on the set of "Speak to Me," the film he made along with Trevor Jackson. It will screen at Bay Street Theater on September 22 as part of the Fourth Annual Black Film Festival.

Cory Saint-Laurent, left, plays Simon and Nersheen Lotus plays Dina in

Cory Saint-Laurent, left, plays Simon and Nersheen Lotus plays Dina in "Speak to Me," a short film by Kurt Damas and Trevor Jackson that will be screened at Bay Street Theater on September 22 as part of the Fourth Annual Black Film Festival.

authorCailin Riley on Sep 20, 2023
In Kurt Damas and Trevor Jackson’s short film “Speak to Me,” there is a moment when the main character, Simon, who narrates throughout the action, expresses a dilemma that is... more

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