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Weekend One

Canadian Premiere

After his divorce, a father’s first weekend with his sons proves challenging.

Director
Cast

Shaq B Grant, Azariah Gray, Maxwell Smith, Kemi Adekoya, Sarah Toogood, Abigail Williams

Credits
Country of Origin

UK

Year

2024

Language

English

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Content Warning

Racist language

18+
15 min
Black Cinema Drama Family Relations Shorts

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 headshot

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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