Winners from This years film Festival 2022:
Best Short film
Bereft: In an attempt to move forward, and get back out into the world, a single mother hires a babysitter for the night of her date. The babysitter is told not to disturb the baby while sleeping as she is learning how to self-soothe. But the babysitter’s intrusive curiosity takes over and she decides to go check on the baby—a decision she soon regrets. Filled with contempt, the babysitter is forced to grapple with the harsh reality of this mother’s past and figure out how to deal with what she has just found.
Director Rhea Dudani: is a filmmaker with a passion for feminism and politics, who specializes in creating female-centric narratives to break the glass ceiling.
Best Student Film:
Giti Jan: A woman trapped by tradition in Iran.
Director Shayan Shahverdi.
Best Feature Film:
#Viral World: #Viral Prapancham is a suspense relationship drama that opens with a 24-year old girl jumping off a building. The whole story happens over computer screens, series of video calls, several YouTube videos, collection of social-media stories and a bunch of text messages. This story is about how relationships drift apart on the virtual world.
Director BRIJESH TANGI: Brijesh Chandhra Tangi is a software engineer turned film maker. He is passionate about screen writing and has been a cinephile for most part of his adult life.
Featured in Surrey Leader Now:
https://www.surreynowleader.com/entertainment/surrey-festival-returns-with-films-featuring-women-as-strong-empowered-realistic-characters/
Best Film – $100
Best Student Film – $100
Best Documentary Film – $100
Best Short Film – $100