Private Project

One Shot

A young man named Prem is determined to pursue a basketball career and faces his father's disapproval - and his fear of failure. Yet all it takes is just one shot, just one.

  • Nish Joshi
    Director
  • Nish Joshi
    Writer
  • Nish Joshi
    Producer
  • Nish Joshi
    Key Cast
    "Prem"
  • Anju Joshi
    Key Cast
    "Mom"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, motivational
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 12, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English, Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Gimli Film Festival
    Gimli
    Canada
    July 23, 2022
    Gimli Film Festival
  • The 48 Film Festival
    Winnipeg
    Canada
    August 17, 2022
    Manitoba Premiere
    1st Runner up Best Film, TIFF BellLightbox screening selection
  • Toronto International Film festival BellLightbox
    Toronto
    Canada
    April 23, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Nish Joshi

Nish Joshi, 21 years old, attends Toronto Film School for writing for film and tv. Unknowingly movies become a great part of his life from a young age. Nish believes storytelling is a great orchestra of painting visuals and emotions and wishes to learn more and improve in this craft, so he can tell the stories he wants to and entertain people along the way. In 2019, his short film ‘Descisons’ won First Place and Most Likes at AFM Youth Film Competition, and the same year his short film, ‘KIDNAP’ was selected at Lift-Off: First-Time Filmmaker Festival. His last year's short film 'Resting Where No Shadows Fall' is going through the festival run and has already won two awards, Award of Distinction at Canada Shorts Film Festival and Semi-Finalist at Toronto Independent Film Festival CIFT. This year he participated in 48 Hour Film Festival in Manitoba and came 1st runner-up for Best Film, making his film to be screened at Gimli Film Festival and as well at TIFF BellLightbox in 2023. The film was also nominated for; Best Actor, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Score.

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