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UNDER DARKNESS
SHORT FILM I 20 mins
Based on a true story in World War II Poland, a young Jewish woman struggles to survive after her family is murdered. Refusing to give up, she joins the Soviet resistance, and realizes that through photography she can remember the past while documenting for the future.
World Premiere: Telluride Film Festival // Student Academy Award Finalist // Sundance Film Festival Horizon Award Winner // DGA Student Film Jury Award // Student Emmy Nominee
Written & Directed by Caroline Friend
FULL SHORT FILM AVAILABLE ON:
OMELETO // KANOPY // FILM SHORTAGE
AWARDS
Student Academy Awards® - Finalist
Sundance Film Festival - Horizon Award Winner
Directors Guild of America - Jury Award Winner Student Film
Television Academy (Emmys) - College Awards - Best Drama Nominee
American Pavilion Cannes Emerging Filmmakers Showcase - Best Student Film Film Pittsburgh Presents: The Robinson International Short Film Competition - Award Winner
FESTIVALS
Telluride Film Festival - Official Selection HollyShorts Film Festival - Academy Award Qualifying
Short Shorts Film Festival - Academy Award Qualifying
SoHo International Film Festival - NYC
Kingston Upon Thames Film Festival - UK
Women's Film Festival San Diego - San Diego
Catalina Film Festival - Catalina, California
Deep in the Heart Film Festival - Waco, TX
Joyce Forum Jewish Short Film Festival - San Diego, California
Newport Beach Film Festival - Newport Beach
American Pavilion Emerging Filmmakers Showcase - Cannes
Pasadena International Film Festival - Pasadena
Still Voices Short Film Festival - Ireland
National Film Festival For Talented Youth (NFFTY) - Official Selection
International Student Film and Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy (ISFVF)- Jury Award
Toronto Shorts International Film Festival - Official Selection
Nashville Jewish Film Festival - Best Student Film
Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival - Official Selection
Love Your Shorts Film Festival - Official Selection
Pendance Film Festival - Official Selection
Created at USC School of Cinematic Arts with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Production Grant and the assistance of the Panavision New Filmmakers Program.
PRESS & NEWS:
DEADLINE - Horizon Award
DEADLINE - DGA Award
VARIETY
WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD
DAILY TROJAN
MERRY GO ROUND
USC Film School Spotlight