STARFRUIT
Written and directed by
Jordan Julien
A young Indo-Caribbean man navigates identity, belonging, and the quiet tension of existing between worlds.
About the film
Starfruit is a short film exploring identity, belonging, and the quiet tension of existing between worlds.
Through a series of intimate moments, the film follows Zayn, an Indo-Caribbean male, as he navigates the subtle expectations, assumptions, and cultural contradictions that shape how he is seen, and how he sees himself.
Starfruit is an experimental story about the weight of perception and the search for self-definition.
Film Details
Director: Jordan Julien
Writer: Jordan Julien
Lead cast:
Runtime: 15 minutes
Genre: Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English/Hindi/Urdu
Themes
At its heart, Starfruit explores the experience of navigating identity between cultures. The film reflects on perception, belonging, and the quiet emotional weight of exisitng in spaces where identity is constantly interpreted, questioned, or misunderstood.
Synopsis
Zayn moves through the world aware that he is constantly being interpreted by strangers, by friends, and even by family.
In a series of quiet but revealing encoutners, assumptions about who he is begin to surface.
As Zayn confronts the expectations placed upon him , he is forced to question what it means to define himself when everyone else already thinks they know who he is.
Cast & Crew
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Jordan Julien
Writer, Director, Lead
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MARKETING DIRECTOR
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CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER
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