Mahalia Melts in the Rain is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Émilie Mannering and Carmine Pierre-Dufour and released in 2018.

The film stars Kaiyonni Banton-Renner as Mahalia, a Black Canadian girl who feels self-conscious about her kinky hair setting her apart from her ballet school classmates, leading her mother Anika (Sagine Sémajuste) to take her to a hair salon to get it straightened.

[2] At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, it was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Drama.

[3] It won the 2020 edition of CBC Television's annual Short Film Face-Off competition.

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