The Flourish is a 2019 American short film directed by Shannon Taylor from a screenplay by Brit Taylor. It stars Faithe Herman, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Saffran Harris, and Sidney Franklin. Herman won the Indie Spirit Award Performance by a Child Actor at Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema.
Cast
Faithe Herman as Jasmine Mark Christopher Lawrence as Dennis Saffran Harris as Sarah Sidney Franklin as Tom "Top Hat Tom" Amiyah Hersey as Lizzy Ruth Stehle as Althea Ki Lencie as Adult Jasmine Hanna Marie Brown as Adult Lizzy Dimitri Greene as Stewart Nautica Avila as Ava Shannon Taylor as Theresa Hailey Altamirano as Talent Show Kid Ukulele Player
Production The film was made over the course of 60 days for Her Film Challenge, a competition for women writers and directors. So Say We All vetted the stories prior and the event was presented by Film Consortium San Diego.
Release The film screened at the San Diego International Film Festival in 2020.
Accolades EventYearAwardRecipient(s)ResultRef.San Diego Film Awards2020Best Child Actor: Narrative Short FilmFaithe HermanIdyllwild International Festival of Cinema2021Indie Spirit Award Performance by a Child ActorFaithe HermanNational Academy of Television Arts and SciencesPacific Southwest Emmy Award for Talent – Performer/NarratorFaithe HermanMark Christopher Lawrence
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