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Coco Blue

Coco, a young sex worker, struggles to keep her musical dreams hidden from her pimp, until she meets a musician who encourages her to pursue them.

  • Javier Badillo
    Director
    Fatal Rhapsody, Legally Speaking
  • Kendra Westwood
    Writer
    Exec & Ohs, Lucifer
  • Kendra Westwood
    Producer
    Exec & Ohs, Lucifer
  • Jay Kamal
    Producer
    Roads of Ithriyah, Jikirag
  • Javier Badillo
    Producer
    Roads of Ithriyah, Fatal Rhapsody
  • Kendra Westwood
    Key Cast
    "Coco"
    Exec & Ohs, Lucifer
  • William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart
    Key Cast
    "Kat"
    The A-Team, 50/50
  • William S. Taylor
    Key Cast
    "George"
    Watchmen, Scary Movie 3
  • Jay Kamal
    Cinematography
    Roads of Ithriyah, Jikirag
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 12, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED Dragon
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Leo Awards
    Vancouver
    Canada
    June 1, 2019
    Nominee: Best Female Performance
  • Cinespark / Pacific Rim Film Festival
    Victoria
    Canada
    April 1, 2019
    Winner: Best Score and Best Lead Performance
  • Toronto Black Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    February 17, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Regina International Film Festival
    Regina
    Canada
    August 15, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Jecheon International Film Festival
    Jecheon
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
    August 8, 2019
    Asia Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Cannes International Film Festival 2018 (Short Film Corner)
    Cannes
    France
    May 16, 2018
  • Black Film Festival of New Orleans
    New Orleans
    United States
    December 23, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Charlotte Black Film Festival
    Charlotte
    United States
    April 11, 2019
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Javier Badillo

Javier Badillo is a Venezuelan-Canadian film director, writer, producer and musician. His short dramas and comedies have screened and won awards at numerous international film festivals. Javier volunteers his time as film mentor for marginalized BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities and supports the Venezuelan and Syrian refugee causes through activism and the arts. In 2019 he was awarded the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award for his contributions to Canada's pluralistic society. He lives and works in Vancouver, in unceded Coast Salish territory.

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Director Statement

Music has always been a way to resist, heal, connect and grow. In a more humane and compassionate world, we would give music teaching equal importance as other essential school subjects like math, reading, and sports. In my country, Venezuela, free music education has been taught since the 1970s to vulnerable kids growing in a life of poverty and crime, providing them a lifeline to a future of prosperity and dignity. Considering the rampant systemic oppression of Black people in America as a large contributing factor in Coco's chosen lifestyle, her dreams of becoming a blues music singer burns deep in her heart, and will ultimately give her the strength to leave her pimp and the resilience to complete the healing she will undertake.