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Cinnamon Tea

A short drama about the crises of displacement and migration and the personal choices that can turn our world upside down.

  • Gursimran Datla
    Director
    Refuge,Color Black,Hotel Shagun
  • Gursimran Datla
    Writer
    Refuge,Color Black,Hotel Shagun
  • Gursimran Datla
    Producer
    Refuge,Color Black,Hotel Shagun
  • Owais Sheikh
    Producer
  • Owais Sheikh
    Key Cast
    "Omar"
  • Neha Poduval
    Key Cast
    "Aliya "
  • Ramzi Maroof
    Cinematography
  • Wais Amiree
    Assistant Director
  • Anthony Robert
    Location Sound Recordist
  • Aman Aggarwal
    Still Photography
  • Vinod K Ram
    Sound
  • Deepak Garg
    Editing
  • Sawan Madman
    Poster Design
  • BetterHalf Films
    Production Company
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 30, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival
    Halifax
    Canada
    April 23, 2021
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto
    Toronto
    Canada
    March 19, 2020
    Seasonal Screening for Emerging Filmmakers
Director Biography - Gursimran Datla

Gursimran Datla is an Independent filmmaker living and working in Toronto. He Completed his post-graduation in Advanced Film-making In 2017. His diploma short film ‘Refuge’, won ‘Best film’ award at Donny Awards (Toronto, Canada). In 2016, he made a documentary on water project lead by World Bank in the rural areas of Northern India.Currently he is working as on his first feature script based on psychological circumstances of Eastern migration.

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Director Statement

The idea of 'Cinnamon Tea' has emerged from the observation of the monotonous life of the first generation migrations in Canada, who work in the day-to-day jobs, restaurants, factories, and service industries. The generation, which lives in between the memories of their homeland and the uncertainties of the future at new Country.
'Cinnamon Tea' Script was developed under the mentorship program of The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), an artist-run charitable organization, and shot entirely on real locations.