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
Best Short Film Award – 2025 SXSW London
Best Editing – 2025 Vancouver Short Film Festival
Best Short Film – 2025 Vancouver Short Film Festival
Silver Screen – 2025 Cannes Young Director Award
Best Drama – 2025 Snake Alley Film Festival
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
2025 Palm Springs International ShortFest
2025 SXSW London
2025 Provincetown Film Festival
2025 Nevada City Film Festival
2025 Out Film Connecticut Film Festival
2025 Asian American Showcase (FAAIM)
2025 Palm Springs International ShortFest
2025 Rooftop Films Summer Series
2025 Galway Film Fleadh
2025 Psarokakalo International Short Film Festival
2025 Blackstar Film Festival
2025 Outsouth Queer Film Festival
2025 Salute Your Shorts Film Festival
2025 Future of Film Showcase
2025 Kinoforum – São Paulo International Short Film Festival
2025 Minikino – Bali International Short Film Festival
2025 Bolton International Film Festival