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It’s Nice in Here

It’s Nice in Here

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It’s Nice in Here

2023

0h 15m

5.8(2 votes)

Animation

Drama

Overview

A fragmented portrait of a moment, a person, and a place, seen through the subjective memories of a young Black girl, Imani, and a rookie police officer, David, who both have wildly different recollections of the same fateful moment in a corner store that will leave their lives altered forever.

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Production Companies

Valk Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Anka Ferris

Imani (voice)

Henry Brinkerhoff

David (voice)

Kevin Strickland

Interrogator (voice)

Marissa Lenti

Marissa Lenti

Newscaster #1 (voice)

John-Henry Kurtz

Newscaster #2 (voice)

Camila Beatriz

Dispatcher (voice)

Emma Tigan

Imani's Mom (voice)

Kaleb Earley

Crimson (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Robert-Jonathan Koeyers
Written by: Robert-Jonathan Koeyers
Produced by: Richard Valk

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