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'Mahalia Melts in the Rain' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Emilie Mannering and Carmine Pierre-Dufour and released in 2018.

The film stars Kaiyonni Banton-Renner as Mahalia, a young Black Canadian girl who feels self-conscious about her African-Canadian hair setting her apart from her classmates at ballet school, leading her mother Anika (Sagine Smajuste) to take her to a hair salon to get her hair straightened.[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/549425/pour-sa-deuxieme-edition-le-festival-filministes-veut-rejoindre-le-jeune-public "Festival Filministes: quand la relve prpare la relve"]. 'Le Devoir', March 8, 2019.

The film premiered at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival. At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, the film was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Drama.[https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-cinematographique/2019/02/07/prix-ecrans-canadiens-2019-la-domination-quebecoise/ "Prix crans canadiens 2019 : la domination qubcoise"]. 'Voir', February 7, 2019.

It subsequently won the 2020 edition of CBC Television's annual 'Short Film Face-Off' competition.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/community/13th-season-short-film-face-off-1.5739109 "Montreal-produced film wins season 13 of Short Film Face Off"]. CBC News, September 29, 2020.

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