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The Gift by Zahra Faraji + 3 more films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival

Posted: 05 Mar 2019 01:58 PM PST

Four new films in this week’s NSI Online Short Film Festival from directors Zahra Faraji, Joe Kicak, Taylor Olson and Aren Bergstrom.

The Gift

The Gift | Drama, 14:57, English, Persian, ON, 2018 | Director: Zahra Faraji

Excited to attend Fareed’s birthday party, Danny finds out why his mother is concerned about this friendship.

Frigid

Frigid | Drama, 14:00, English, ON, 2016 | Director: Joe Kicak

One woman’s foray into motherhood and her harrowing experience with postpartum depression.

Grace

Grace | Drama, 8:42, English, NS, 2018 | Director: Taylor Olson

A young mother with weekend custody struggles with the ambiguity of her child’s safety.

Her fear of harm to her daughter, lack of power, clarity and surety plague their weekend together.

A Consecrated Life

A Consecrated Life | Drama, 14:18, English, ON, 2016 | Director: Aren Bergstrom

An intelligent, devout young woman announces to her family she’s going to abandon academics and become a nun but, in so doing, finds herself in opposition to her family’s wishes and questioning her own spiritual convictions.

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Call for films / submit by March 11

We’re accepting films through FilmFreeway until Monday, March 11, 2019. Films chosen during this call period will play in the NSI Online Short Film Festival from April 1 to June 17, 2019.

We accept films released after January 1, 2014. If your film is programmed, you have a chance of winning the A&E Short Filmmakers Award for best film.

All NSI Online Short Film Festival winners receive a complimentary Friend membership for the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and are qualified to be nominated for a Canadian Screen Award (if award criteria are met).

Read about the most recent winner.

Your film must be less than 30 mins long. Drama, comedy, animation, documentary, sci-fi, horror, music video and experimental are all eligible and must be made by a Canadian writer, director or producer.

Submit your film

The NSI Online Short Film Festival is made possible through the support of Festival Partner Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors Corus Entertainment, Blue Ant Media and Breakthrough Entertainment; Award Sponsor A&E Television Networks; and Industry Partner the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

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