| Save My Lost Nigga Soul | |
| Director: | Clement Virgo |
| Producer: | Damon D'Oliveira |
| Starring: | Richard Chevolleau Dean Marshall Dayo Ade |
| Cinematography: | Harald Bachmann |
| Editing: | Lisa Grootenboer |
| Studio: | Canadian Film Centre |
| Runtime: | 24 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Save My Lost Nigga Soul is a 1993 Canadian short film, directed by Clement Virgo.[1] An adaptation of the story of Cain and Abel, it was made while Virgo was a student at the Canadian Film Centre.[2]
The film is about two Black Canadian brothers who live together but do not see eye to eye because one is a drug addict.[3] Meanwhile their roommate, an aspiring stand-up comedian, is planning to use material about their disputes in his forthcoming performance debut.[1]
Virgo's later feature film Love Come Down was an expansion on the themes of Save My Lost Nigga Soul.[4]
The film won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 1993 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] and was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 15th Genie Awards.[6]