AYAAN

Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! Ayaan, a short film by Alies Sluiter
Best International Film, Show Me Shorts Festival & Australian Directors Guild Award Winner

An escaped asylum seeker encounters a man on a rural beach, and must decide whether to trust him, or attempt the 400km journey to the nearest city on foot and alone.

Starring: Babetida Sadjo, Trevor Jamieson, Gary Sweet
Produced by Meng Xiong

Executive Producers: William Littleton, Guchuan Chen, Bo Wang, Federica Belletti
Co-Producer: Alejandra Canales
Director of Photography: Jeremy Rouse
Editor: Tania Nehme

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
Australian Directors Guild Award (Winner)
Australian Writers Guild, Best Short Screenplay Nomination
National Board of Review U.S.A. Award (Winner)
Best International Film Award Winner, Show Me Shorts Festival (Academy Award Qualifying)
IFP Audience Award (Winner)
Adrienne Shelly Best Female Director Award (Winner)
Dendy Award Nomination for Best Live Action Film
Dendy Award Finalist for Best Director
ATOM Award Finalist (TBA)
Adelaide Film Festival, Audience Award (Winner)
In the Palace International Short Film Festival, Special Mention (Winner)
Lighthouse International Film Festival, Best International Film Award (Winner)
Grand Prix Nomination, Tampere Film Festival
Best Film Award Winner, CinefestOZ
Best Director Award Winner, CinefestOZ
Best Actor Award Winner for Babetida Sadjo, CinefestOZ
Francigena Film Festival, Special Mention
Australian Cinematographers Society, Victorian and Tasmanian Gold Award Winner for Jeremy Rouse
Leone Family Film Production Award Winner
3Pas Best Producing Award Winner
Best Actor Nomination for Trevor Jamieson, St Kilda Film Festival
Best International Short nomination, Fabrique Du Cinema Awards
Grand Jury Prize, South Australian Screen Award Winner
Best Drama, South Australian Screen Award Winner
Best Director nomination, South Australian Screen Awards
Best Screenplay, South Australian Screen Award Winner
Best Male Performance, South Australian Screen Award Winner
Best Female Performance, South Australian Screen Award Winner
Best Editing nomination, South Australian Screen Awards
Best Costumes nomination, South Australian Screen Awards
ScreenCraft Film Fund Semifinalist
Best Narrative Short, Big Muddy Film Festival

FILM FESTIVALS
Sydney Film Festival, Official Selection*
Tampere Film Festival, Official Selection*
Odense International Film Festival, Official Selection*
In the Palace International Film Festival, Official Selection*
St Kilda Film Festival, Official Selection*
Adelaide Film Festival, Official Selection
Split Film Festival Croatia, Official Selection*
Australian Shorts Today, Australian Screen Forum, Official Selection
CinefestOZ Film Festival, Official Selection
24th Mecal Pro, the Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival, Official Selection*
Social World Film Festival, Official Selection
Australian Films Today, Australian Screen Forum
Rhode Island International Film Festival, Official Selection*
Lighthouse International Film Festival, New Jersey USA, Official Selection
LA Diversity Film Festival, Official Selection
Francigena Film Festival, Official Selection
North Bellarine Film Festival, Official Selection
Fabrique Du Cinema Awards, Official Selection
Capri Hollywood, Official Selection
Big Muddy Film Festival, Official Selection
Ashland Independent Film Festival, Official Selection
Harlem Film Festival, Official Selection

*Academy Award Qualifying

Blue Soup Films 2020