Nosferasta: First Bite
Nosferasta is an ongoing anti-colonial period Rastafarian vampire film directed by Adam Kahlil and Bayley Sweitzer, co-written by and starring Oba. Spanning 500 years of colonial destruction, human trafficking and blood sucking, the film reimagines Oba’s origin story.
The short version of the project, entitled Nosferasta: First Bite, was commissioned by Gasworks London, where it debuted as part of a larger installation of the Nosferasta world in Fall 2021, and Spike Island, Bristol, where it was installed in early 2022. The film won the Ammodo Tiger Short Award at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2022 and has been invited to screen at multiple festivals, galleries and museums around the world.
Directors – Adam Kahlil and Bayley Sweitzer Co-Writer and EP – Oba Producer – Anne Alexander DP – Alex Ashe Wardrobe – Kindall Almond Casting – Geraldine Baron + Salome Oggenfuss Editing – Bayley Sweitzer + Adam Khalil Music Composition – Leila Bordreuil + Doug Hock Color – Andrew Geary @ Company3 Mix – Eli Cohn @ Nocturnal Sound
Featuring Christopher Columbus – Jack Sochet Diego – Jerry Angelo Young Oba – Adam Rashad Glenn Arawak Friend – Sa Mii Sanchez + Oba Sarah Kerr Stephen Holmgren