THE BURNING GIRLS - In Development
Two snooty Iranian girls in their late teens embark on an ambitious journey from Tehran to Black Rock City to attend Burning Man, the most provocative art event on the planet to exercise their right to freedom of expression for the first time, without having a clue what they are about to face.
Written by Bita Shafipour & Mark Amin
LAST NIGHT IN EDINBURGH (2015)
When two 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.
Starring Hannah Ord, Hiftu Quasem (Killing Eve), Maryam Hamidi, Amir Rahimzadeh
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AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
BAFTA Scotland New Talent 2015 Winner - Best Actress Award, Hannah Ord , Nominee - Best Drama, Bita Shafipour & Chris Boyd
SEATTLE SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL, 2016 Winner - Best Director, Bita Shafipour, Nominee - Best New Talent, Hannah Ord
GLOBAL CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL OF BOSTON, 2017 Winner - Best Narrative Film, Bita Shafipour
CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL, 2016 Nominee - Best Director, 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
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
21st Palm Springs International ShortFest, 2015
Awareness Film Festival 2015, Los Angeles
Chicago International Social Change Festival 2015
Reel Women's Movie Marathon 2015, Palm Springs
Edinburgh Short Film Festival, 2015
London Short Film Festival, 2016
British Shorts Film Festival, Berlin 2016
POWFest Power of Women in Film, Portland Oregon 2016
Συν Festival Edinburgh, 2016
The Golden Linden International Film Festival of New European Cinema, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2016
Human Rights Film Festival of Barcelona, 2016
NY International Short Film Festival, 2016 New York City
California Women's Film Festival, 2016 Hollywood
Paris Feminist and Lesbian Film Festival, 2016
Seattle Short Film Festival, 2016
MONTECATINI INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, 2016
Savanah International Film Festival - Global Shorts Forum, 2016
LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL LOS ANGELES, 2016
Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston, 2017
"Women In the World" Women's History Month Film Festival, New Jersey, 2017
Socially Relevant Film Festival NY, 2017
West Chester Film Festival, PA 2017
LA Opera Connects in conjunction with the Eurydice Found Festival, January 2020
Premiered at the Oscar qualifying BAFTA Scotland in the UK and Palm Springs Short Film Fest in the US.
“Shafipour, who co-wrote the script with Christopher M. Boyd, infuses the film with a sense of urgency yet never completely forsakes those familial ties, an approach that deepens the film's meaning and the audience's investment in everything that's at stake”. Richard Propes - The Independent Critic
Hannah Ord winner of Best New Talent Actress BAFTA Scotland Award, 2015
Best New Talent Nominee at Seattle Shorts Film Festival, 2016
Bita Shafipour and DP Alan McLaughlin on the set
