Private Project

Ballet In The Shadows

A coming of age story of two sisters growing during the Iranian Revolution. In the midst of their changing environment, the girls are left to make serious decisions, regarding their family, lifestyle, and livelihoods—this includes deciding or not to pursue their newly outlawed passion of ballet.

  • Narr Merriett Jr
    Director
    SHINE - Cassh Gordon [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO], Dont.Ruin.Us.GOD.Said
  • Brittany Ramjattan
    Writer
  • Ernest Kamalov
    Producer
  • Orli Hersch
    Key Cast
  • Olivia Wendtt Fijal
    Key Cast
  • Annabella Michellano
    Key Cast
  • Steven Cruz
    Cinematography
  • Jake Mangan
    Editing
  • Steven Cruz
    Colorist
  • Darien Merriett
    Story Board
  • Bernarr Merriett Jr
    Poster Design
  • Kevin Pabon
    Sound Composer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 5 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Narr Merriett Jr

Bernarr Ramon Merriett Jr, also known to most as Narr Ramon, was created by two Jamaican immigrant parents and assembled in Queens, NY. A sibling to 2 younger brothers and 1 older sister, I first got the directing bug when my mother brought home a pair of binoculars that also recorded video with no sound (very creepy). With those binoculars, I created 3 short silent films with my friends that are now lost but at one point was accidentally uploaded to Limewire. After high school, a degree in graphic design and years of not knowing what to do with myself, I decided to take some film classes at LIU POST and created two short films D.R.U.G.S and Ballet in the Shadows. The first won semi-finalist at the MCNY while the latter was submitted to Brisk partnership Creators Class Program with Michael B Jordan which lead me to be selected as a Filmmaker finalist and flown out to LA to meet with some amazing people, sit in on a production meeting between Brisk and Sony and help on set as a commercial was being shot. I plan on doing a lot more very soon.

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Director Statement

The first film to spark my creativity was the 1987 sci-fi film Robocop. So my dream Film to create will always be a cyberpunk futuristic dystopian set in the far gritty future with nods to the 80s.