A Jamaican movie called “Raw Materials,” which has already won 10 international film festivals, has earned a 2024 Academy Award Oscar nomination. Sosiessia Nixon, who directed the movie, acknowledged her astonishment at being recognized by claiming that the short was created “to test the waters.” She thanked viewers for their support of the movie and expressed her astonishment at how well it had been received internationally.
When “Raw Materials” qualified for an Academy Award, the movie’s production crew didn’t know it since they were abroad. Jamaica’s Film Commission hailed the director Nixon’s Instagram announcement of the certification as a historic accomplishment.
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The short film’s cast, according to Nixon, is “in shock.” She continued by stating that the movie set a precedent because hardly many movies get to be watched on a wide screen. The possibility to win an Oscar is a huge perk for the movie’s actors and crew after all of their work in making it. The fact that the movie has received an Academy Award now will make it easier for future projects to be noticed and will aid in the growth and promotion of Jamaica’s indigenous film industry. All that is required, according to Nixon, is something that “comes naturally to most Jamaicans.”
John Chambers, Seikai Smart-Macaulay, and Shak-Quera South are the main actors in the 33-minute short film “Raw Materials,” which was produced in 2022. Malik, a 16-year-old fashion prodigy, is followed in this coming-of-age movie as he battles to accept his identity and skill despite being instantly categorized as gay by his bigoted environment. The movie’s key themes are love and acceptance of oneself.
As the head of film and television at iKon Media ad Films and the inspiration behind numerous music videos, Sosiessia Nixon, a Jamaican, has won awards for her work as a screenwriter, director, and producer. She has written the treatment for films starring Shaggy, Buju Banton, Sean Paul, Spice, Conkarah, and Dre Island.
The short film “Raw Materials,” which had its New York City debut at the 2023 International Film Festival, took first place in the competition. The festival is run by a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2011 by filmmakers and moviegoers in New York City to promote new female and minority filmmakers globally and give underrepresented artists a platform to exhibit their work.
