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Basic Information

Writer, Director and Producer: Mehrnoosh Fetrat

Production country: USA

Running Time: 18:40

Production year: May 2019

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Synopsis

In an imagined battle between the United States and the fictional Latin American country of Cubuchilia, an American soldier has control over water resources and news media on both sides of the war. This depressed white soldier profits monetarily by the continuation of the war, and therefore ensures the battle endures through his power over the water and news. Inadvertently, he causes all the soldiers on both sides to perish, and thus the war ends. He then, through his media control, presents himself as the hero of the conflict and the savior of the United States.

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Screenings & Exhibition

2nd Nostalgia Film Festival 

Lombardy, Italy 

September 2021 

Semi Finalist

 

1st Box Short Film Festival

Tehran, Iran

February 2021 

Honorable Mention

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6th Adirondack Film Festival

New York, USA

October 2020

Nominated for Best Drama Short 

 

8th Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival

Buffalo, USA

August 2020

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74th UFVA Conference

Online, USA

July 2020

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2nd Best of Latin America Short Film Festival

Santa Monica, USA

July 2020

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5th Realtime International Film Festival (RTF)

Lagos, Nigeria

June 2020

Semi Finalist

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3rd Mosaic Film Festival

Georgia, USA

April 2020

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12th Trenton Film Festival

New Jersey, USA

March 2020

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10th Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival

Venice, Italy

March 2020

Finalist

 

9th Intimalente Film Festival

Caserta, Italy 

December 2019

 

1st London Arthouse Film Festival

London, UK

October 2019

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PSL

Philadelphia, USA

September 2019

 

Sundance Collab

Utah, USA

August 2019

 

21th Diamond Screen Film and Media Arts Festival
Philadelphia, United States 
May 2019
Nominated for Best Film and Best Cinematography

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Grants & Awards

FMA (Film and Media Arts) Distribution Grant 

Temple University, Philadelphia, USA

Spring 2019

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Vice Provost Post Production Grant

Temple University, Philadelphia, USA

Fall 2018

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FMA (Film and Media Arts) Production Grant 

Temple University, Philadelphia, USA

Spring 2018

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Distributor

*Distributer | CFMDC - Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Center 

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