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LEYLAK shares a story that highlights the stresses of a New Yorker during the height of the pandemic

LEYLAK was directed by Scott Aharoni and Dennis Latos, and was filmed during the pandemic. The film shares the struggles that frontline workers were going through at that time. This live action short film has been selected to world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in New York. In present day Queens, New York, a Turkish gravedigger is unable to face a shattering truth, and risks … Continue reading LEYLAK shares a story that highlights the stresses of a New Yorker during the height of the pandemic

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Audun Amundsen’s film Help! I’ve Gone Viral focuses on a man who goes viral after making a song about Nasi Padang

Audun Amundsen’s documentary short film Help! I’ve Gone Viral shares a story of a man who goes viral after professing his love for Nasi Padang, an Indonesian dish. This film received World Premiere at this year’s Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Upon returning home to Norway after a holiday in Indonesia Audun Kvitland pens an ode to Nasi Padang West Sumatra’s most famous culinary export. He uploads his … Continue reading Audun Amundsen’s film Help! I’ve Gone Viral focuses on a man who goes viral after making a song about Nasi Padang

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THE DOLL Wins Top Prize at 2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

Elahe Esmaili’s short film The Doll focuses on a family and a community whose perspectives differ regarding a 14 year old’s marriage. This documentary short received its World Premiere at Oscar-qualifying Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2021 where it won the Best International Short Documentary Award, an Oscar-qualifying Award. After consulting with his relatives, a 35-year-old father consents to the marriage of his 14-year-old … Continue reading THE DOLL Wins Top Prize at 2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

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Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda’s Testimony of Ana shares an elderly woman’s traumatic experience after being branded a witch

Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda’s short film Testimony of Ana tells the story of an elderly woman who was accused of being a witch. This heart-wrenching short film will be receiving its World Premiere at this year’s Oscar-qualifying Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, and it will also be receiving its European Premiere this year at Oscar-qualifying Kraków Film Festival. An Adivasi elder accused of witchcraft by her neighbours … Continue reading Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda’s Testimony of Ana shares an elderly woman’s traumatic experience after being branded a witch

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Travis Andrade’s short film Wesley highlights the impact of pervasive gun culture on American boys

Travis Andrade’s Live-Action Short Wesley focuses on a young boy who gets influenced by gun culture. This topical film won Best International Short at Manchester Film Festival 2021 and Best US Short at Rosarito International Film Festival 2019. It was a finalist at the 2020 Vancouver Independent Film Festival and a semi-finalist at the 2020 Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival. Wesley will be screening at this year’s Beverly … Continue reading Travis Andrade’s short film Wesley highlights the impact of pervasive gun culture on American boys

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