GHANIMAH (Director | Writer | Producer | Executive Producer)
2022 | 9 Minutes | BAFTA & BIFA QUALIFIED SHORT FILM
A heated argument occurs when Abdullah (Mikhail Sen - House of Dragon, A Suitable Boy) declares he is joining the British Military to the shock of his pacifist father Omar (Adil Akram - What's Love got to do with it?) and anger of his fundamentalist older brother Moh (James El-Sharawy - Tyrant, EastEnders). As their debate unfurls past resentments and revelations rise to the surface, boiling to a point where they can no longer contain themselves. The war on terror, the 7/7 bombings, the loss of the son's mother and the allegiance to either Islam or Britain. What will unfold. Family, Duty or Honour?
Awards and Official Selections
Dances With Films {Oscar Qualifying}
56th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival - Remi Award Finalist {Canadian Screen Award Qualifying}
USA Film Festival - Finalist {Canadian Screen Award Qualifying}
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival {Oscar, BAFTA and Canadian Screen Award Qualifying}
British Urban Film Festival - Nominee (Best Actor - James El Sharawy) {BAFTA, BIFA, AMAA, and Iris Prize Qualifying}
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival
Oakland International Film Festival
UK Asian Film Festival - Finalist
New Delhi Film Festival - Winner (Best Short Film)
Rochester International Film Festival - Winner (Certificate of Merit)
Nawada International Film Festival - Winner (Best Short Film)
Ayodhya Film Festival - Winner (Best International Short Film)
Richmond International Film Festival
Rob Knox London Film Festival - Winner (Best Screenplay)
Unrestricted View Film Festival {BIFA Qualifying}
North East International Film Festival {BIFA Qualifying}
Spirit of Independence Film Festival {BIFA Qualifying}
Brighton Rocks International Film Festival {BIFA Qualifying}
Kino London Short Film Festival {BIFA Qualifying}
Blackbird Film Festival
Urban Mediamakers Festival
DC South Asian Film Festival
NewFilmmakers NY
Kalakari Film Festival
Big Syn International Film Festival
Swindon Independent Film Festival - Nominee (Best Actor - Adil Akram)
Los Angeles Indie Film Festival
Waterford International Film Festival
13th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival-23
12th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival-23 - Special Festival Mention
12th Delhi Shorts International Film Festival-23
IFF Integrazione Film Festival
Covent Garden Film Festival - Nominee (Best Writer & Best Ensemble)
Wolverhampton Film Festival - Winner (Honourable Mention Award) & Nominee (Best Male Actor - Adil Akram & First Time Filmmaker)
11th Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival
Newham Film Festival - Winner (Best Actor - Mikhail Sen) & Nominee (Best Actor - Adil Akram)
Samskara International Film Festival - WINNER (Best 2nd Actor - Mikhail Sen)
Tagore International Film Festival - Winner (Best Debut Filmmaker) & Outstanding Achievement Award (Best Short Film)
Oaxaca FilmFest
Ignite Film Festival
Figari International Short Film Market
No Coast Film Festival
Los Angeles Asian Film Festival
Worcester Film Festival - Nominee (Best Screenplay)
Milton Keynes International Film Festival - Winner (Best First Time Director)
Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival
Goa Short Film Festival
Pambujan International Film Festival
Bharat International Film Festival
10th Noida International Film Festival
Indian Panorama International Film Festival
Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival
Darbhanga International Film Festival
Asian South East Short Film Festival
Pune Short Film Festival
Florida South Asian Film Festival
NC South & East Asian International Film Festival
Hastings Rocks Film Festival
Press
AP NEWS ‘Filmmaker Dedicates Hollywood Debut To Liverpool Grandfather’ - https://apnews.com/press-release/ein-presswire-newsmatics/movies-b5f918e4dfb3e4247a7aeeb329a5267d
AP NEWS ‘POWERFUL SHORT FILM HIGHLIGHTS ISLAMIC ENROLMENT INTO BRITISH FORCES’ - https://apnews.com/press-release/ein-presswire-newsmatics/entertainment-europe-religion-islam-67d57d179bfb757890a8b6c136f87ee5
