By Arvin Belarmino

2025 | Drama | 15 Minutes | In Distribution | Bangladesh, Philippines

Director: Adnan Al Rajeev

• Won the Special Mention for Short Film Competition at 78th Festival De Cannes, France, 2025

• Won the Special Mention at Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Ukraine, 2025

• Won the Youth Jury Award at Valladolid International Film Festival (SEMINCI), Spain, 2025

• Won the Diversity Award at Film Fest Bremen, Germany, 2026

• Won the Special Mention at SAFF Montreal, Canada, 2026

• Won the Best Short at Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival, Nepal, 2026

• Won the Best Sound Design at Golden Grape International Short Film Festival, Georgia, 2026

• Won the Best Narrative Short at Bali International Film Festival, Indonesia, 2026

• Won the Best Short Film at SXSW London, UK, 2026

• World premiere in Main Competition for Short Films, Festival De Cannes, France, 2025

• Official Selection in Short Cuts at Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, 2025

• Official Selection, Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia, 2025

• Official Selection, SEMINCI-Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain, 2025

• Official Selection, Kyiv International Film Festival, Ukraine, 2025

• Official Selection, Leeds International Film Festival, UK, 2025

• Official Selection, Woodstock Film Festival, USA, 2025

• Official Selection, Tasveer Film Festival, USA, 2025

• Official Selection, Tirana International Film Festival, Albania, 2025

• Official Selection, Bangkok Film Fest, Thailand, 2025

• Official Selection, Montréal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada, 2025

• Official Selection, SeaShorts, Malaysia, 2025

• Official Selection, Byron Bay International Film Festival, USA, 2025

• Official Selection, Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden, 2025

• Official Selection, San Diego Asian Film Festival, USA, 2025

• Official Selection, Festival Tous Courts, France, 2025

• Official Selection, Alice nella Città, Italy, 2025

• Official Selection, Minimalen Short Film Festival, Norway, 2026

• Official Selection, Vilnius Short Film Festival, Lithuania, 2026

• Official Selection, Short Film Market Picks Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France, 2026

• Official Selection, Film Festival Bremen, Germany, 2026

• Official Selection, South by South West- London, UK, 2026

• Official Selection, Raindance Film Festival, UK, 2026

• Official Selection, Palm Springs International Film Festival Shortfest, USA, 2026

• Official Selection, Bengaluru International Film Festival, India, 2026

By Arvin Belarmino