Director: Alexander Farah
Country of Production: Canada
Year of Release: 2024
Runtime: 17 min
Hamed, a first-generation Afghan Canadian man, takes steps toward establishing an identity of his own while always conscious of his father’s shadow.
AWARDS:
2024 Canada’s Top Ten
Best Live Action Short – 2024 Chilliwack Independent Film Festival
Best Narrative Short – 2025 SXSW
Short Film Audience Award – 2025 International Film Festival of Ottawa
FESTIVALS:
2024 Toronto International Film Festival
2024 Vancouver International Film Festival
2024 Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
2024 Chilliwack Independent Film Festival
2024 AFI Fest
2024 Mighty Niagara Film Festival
2024 Image+Nation Film Festival
2025 MENA Film Festival
2025 QueerScreen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival
2025 Slamdance
2025 SXSW
2025 International Film Festival of Ottawa