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'Save My Lost Nigga Soul' is a Canadian short film, directed by Clement Virgo and was released in 1993.[Schwartzberg, Shlomo. "In the frame". 'Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada', Summer 1993 (Vol. 28, Issue 2).] An adaptation of the story of Cain and Abel, it was made while Virgo was a student at the Canadian Film Centre.["Film centre grads making their mark". 'Toronto Star', December 24, 1993.]
The film is story about two Black Canadian brothers who live together but do not see eye to eye because one is a drug addict.[Angela Baldassarre, 'Reel Canadians: Interviews from the Canadian Film World'. Guernica Editions, 2003. . p. 150.] Meanwhile their roommate, an aspiring stand-up comedian, is planning to use material about their disputes in his forthcoming performance debut.[
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Virgo's later feature film 'Love Come Down' was an expansion on the themes of 'Save My Lost Nigga Soul'.["Seeking brotherly love". 'The Globe and Mail', March 9, 2001.]
Achievements and awards
The short film won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 1993 Toronto International Film Festival,["Quebec's Obomsawin wins for best Canadian feature film at Toronto festival". 'Montreal Gazette', September 20, 1993.] and was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 15th Genie Awards.["Exotica dominates Genie nominations". 'Montreal Gazette', October 20, 1994.]
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