LAST NIGHT IN EDINBURGH - Short Film
- 3 years ago
A Film by Bita Shafipour
When teen sisters discover that their family holiday abroad is really a plan by their parents to deliver them both into forced marriages, the girls flee home to find their own ways of remaining in Edinburgh, testing the limits of their bond and the resolve of the adults who control their futures. LNEfilm.com
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
BAFTA Scotland New Talent 2015 - Winner - Best Actress Award, Hannah Ord, Nominee - Best Drama, Bita Shafipour & Chris Boyd
CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL, 2016- Nominee - Best Director, Bita Shafipour
SEATTLE SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL, 2016 - Winner - Best Director, Bita Shafipour, Nominee - Best New Talent, Hannah Ord
GLOBAL CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL OF BOSTON, 2017 - Winner - Fest Narrative Short, Bita Shafipour
Socially Relevant Film Festival, NY, 2017 - Winner - The Vanya Exerjian: Empowering Women and Girls Award
West Chester Film Festival, PA, 2017 - Nominee - Best Female Filmmaker
When teen sisters discover that their family holiday abroad is really a plan by their parents to deliver them both into forced marriages, the girls flee home to find their own ways of remaining in Edinburgh, testing the limits of their bond and the resolve of the adults who control their futures. LNEfilm.com
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
BAFTA Scotland New Talent 2015 - Winner - Best Actress Award, Hannah Ord, Nominee - Best Drama, Bita Shafipour & Chris Boyd
CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL, 2016- Nominee - Best Director, Bita Shafipour
SEATTLE SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL, 2016 - Winner - Best Director, Bita Shafipour, Nominee - Best New Talent, Hannah Ord
GLOBAL CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL OF BOSTON, 2017 - Winner - Fest Narrative Short, Bita Shafipour
Socially Relevant Film Festival, NY, 2017 - Winner - The Vanya Exerjian: Empowering Women and Girls Award
West Chester Film Festival, PA, 2017 - Nominee - Best Female Filmmaker