Gonella Productions

LANGUAGE: Persian | SUBTITLES: English

Genre: LGBTQ
Running Time: 15:00
Year of production: 2021

SYNOPSIS

The protagonist of the story faces a dilemma of choosing betweensense and sensibility regardingone's innermost feelings. He has been judged from the very beginning by the ones closest to him. The fear of these never-ending judgments fills him with doubt and he has to work against the clock to achieve his goal as he knows that one's true identity is what matters most to them.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

AmirHossein Sabbaghan
Nasim Moslemi
Maryam Najafi
Samareh Barazandeh
Hanan Azizi
Niloofar Azizi
Paniz Golshahi

MAIN CREDITS

Director: sajjad shahhatami
Screenwriter: sajjad shahhatami
Producer: Behrouz hashemian – mohammad narimani
Director of Photography: vahid biouteh
Sound: mahdi yeganeh
Editing: emad khodabkahsh
Sound Editing: Hossein ghurchian
Music Composer: kvpv – mehrzad khajhamiri

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Drama
Sub-genre: LGBTQ
Language: Persian
Country of origin: Iran
Year of production: 2021
Total running time: 15:00
Shooting format: raw
Color type: RGB
Aspect ratio: 9:16
Sound format: 5.1 dolby and streeo

AWARDS

22nd Annual Filmout San Diego Lgbtq Film Festival - Best International Short Film 20th Route 66 Film Festival - Best Foreign Film 19th Accolade Global Film Competition - Award of Excellence Special Mention: Film Short, Humanitarian Awards: Award of Distinction 15th Festival International De Cortometrajes Univercitaros - Best Short Fiction Award 13th International Inter University Short Film Festival - Best Screenplay 13th Festival Femujer - Best International Short Film 11th Digital Gate International Film Festival - Best Photography Awrds 10th Uruguay Campus Film - Special Mention Diversidades 10th Jozi Film Festival - Best International Short Fiction Film 9th WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival - Honorable Mention
9th Pink City International Short Film Festival - Best Lgbtq Short Film 8th Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival - Nominate Best International Short Film 8th Findecoin - Independent International Short & Feature Film Festival - Best Lgbt Film 8th VIII Premio Fausto Rossano - Best Short Category 7th Ridgway Independent Film Festival - The Craig Childs Award 7th Royal Starr Film Festival - Nominate Best International Short Film 7th Kalaburagi Film festival - Finalist 6th South Film and Arts Academy Festival - Best Lgbt Short Film, Lead Actor Honorable Mention In a Short Film 6th Durham Region International Film Festival - Best International Short Award Winner 6th Art is Alive Film Festival - Best Short Film Experimental/Avant Garde, Best Director Dramatic Short Film (Under 16 Minutes), Best Male Actor in a Dramatic Short Film 6th Colortape International Film Festival - Nomination In Austral-Asia Pacific Region 5th Five Continents International Film Festival - Best Lgbt, Audience Award 3rd Place, Special Mention Director, Best Supporting Actress, Special Mention Cinematography 5th Cinevoyage International Film Festival - Nominate Best Professional Movie, Winner Best Editor, Winner Best Sound Designer 5th Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival - Nominate Best Lgbt Subject 5th Gimpo International Youth Film Festival - International Youth Super Prize +25 4th Asian Film Festival, Los Angeles Hollywood - Best Student Director 3rd White Unicorn International Film Festival - Best Film 2nd Saskatchewan International Film Festival - Best Student/New Media Film 1st Clapperboard Golden Festival - Nominate Best Lgbt Film 1st Ciak Napoli Festival - Nominate Best Short, Nominate Best Actor 1st Merced Queer Film Festival - Best Student Director 1st Aguila Film Festival - Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Movie, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography 1st Wisdom Tree International Film Festival - Best Cinematography, Best Producer 1st Banos De Agua Santa International Film Festival - Best Origenal Screenplay International Short Film 1st Gay Binge Film Festival - Best Of Fest 1st FilmJoint Award - Nominee Best Movie 1st Orchid International Queer Film Festival Rosarito - Best Direction, Best Experimental 1st Make Me Laugh Festival - Best Student Film, Best Short Script