When Morning Comes (2022)

In the emotionally resonant feature debut from Kelly Fyffe-Marshall (winner of TIFF’s inaugural Shawn Mendes Changemaker Award in 2020), a young Jamaican boy grapples with his widowed mother’s decision to relocate to Canada.

Producers	Sunflower Studios
Original title	When Morning Comes
Directors	Kelly Fyffe-Marshall
Writers	Kelly Fyffe-Marshall

Cast

Djamari Roberts

as Jamal Sutherland Jr

Shaquana Wilson

as Janeesha Sutherland

Jarden Crooks

as Deshane Tristian Campbell

Paul Campbell

as Pastor James

Naomi Cowan

as Sister Charlene

Oliver Samuels

as Barkeep