- Short Film Competition
Year: 2023
Length: 13 mins
Country: United Kingdom / Afghanistan
Language: Dari
Directed by: Elham Ehsas
Produced by: Dina Mousawi
Starring: Afsaneh Dehrouyeh (Laili), Elham Ehsas (Ali)
SEE THE FILM
2025 NOMINEE – BEST SHORT FILM
In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a woman walks into a Hijab store to buy her first full body veil from a Talib shopkeeper.
About the Director
Elham Ehsas is a BAFTA nominated and Oscar-shortlisted writer/director working in Film and Television. He loves stories that explore what it means to be human, how the tiniest of moments can change us forever through connection, and where hope can take us if we are allowed to dream.
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Awards
2023 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – Oscars Best Live Action Short Film Shortlist
2023 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) – BAFTA British Short Film Nomination
2023 Tasveer Film Festival – Grand Jury Award, Best Narrative Short
2023 Badalona Filmets – Best Film
2023 BendFilm Festival – Special Jury Award
2023 Filmfest Sundsvall – Best International Short Film
2023 Heathcote Film Festival – Jury Prize and People’s Choice Award
2023 Madani International Film Festival – 1st Place
2023 Minikino International Film Festival – Best Short Film of the Year
2023 Port Shorts – Best Short Film
2023 San Sebastian Human Rights Film Fest – Best Film
2023 Shorts International Film Festival – Audience Award for Best Film
2023 Suç ve Ceza Film Festival – Best Short Film
2023 SULMONA International Film Festival – Best Actress Afsaneh Dehrouyeh
2023 UrbanWorld Film Festival 2023 – Grand Jury Prix / Best Narrative Short
2023 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) – BAFTA British Short Film Nomination
2023 Tasveer Film Festival – Grand Jury Award, Best Narrative Short
2023 Badalona Filmets – Best Film
2023 BendFilm Festival – Special Jury Award
2023 Filmfest Sundsvall – Best International Short Film
2023 Heathcote Film Festival – Jury Prize and People’s Choice Award
2023 Madani International Film Festival – 1st Place
2023 Minikino International Film Festival – Best Short Film of the Year
2023 Port Shorts – Best Short Film
2023 San Sebastian Human Rights Film Fest – Best Film
2023 Shorts International Film Festival – Audience Award for Best Film
2023 Suç ve Ceza Film Festival – Best Short Film
2023 SULMONA International Film Festival – Best Actress Afsaneh Dehrouyeh
2023 UrbanWorld Film Festival 2023 – Grand Jury Prix / Best Narrative Short