“A film that reminds us the most powerful stories often whisper and can still shake the ground and honor the skies above.”
We are beyond excited to announce that There Will come Soft Rains
@softrainsfilm , directed and co-written by BAFTA nominated director Elham Ehsas has won BEST UK SHORT at
@raindancefilmfestival 2025!
Funded by
@climate_spring (and winner of Climate Spring’s and
@film_london ’s The Hot House Shorts 2023 competition), the film follows protagonist Mira, who, haunted by rising sea levels, defies tradition and her Muslim faith to dig up her father’s grave.
Raindance Jury Statement:
“Elham gave us a story that’s both intimate and vast. A daughter’s defiance echoing the planet’s cry for survival, as well as keeping her love and memories of her father alive as she seeks to bury him. As extreme climate change forces a nearby river to perhaps flood his grave or cemetery.
With grace and boldness, Elham and his film dares to ask how we honour the past while facing an uncertain future. Love and grief become resistance and her ritual becomes reclamation. A film that reminds us the most powerful stories often whisper and can still shake the ground and honor the skies above.”
Huge congratulations to the fantastic team behind the project!
Starring:
@olivia_dlima ,
@xxpriyax ,
@arjunsinghpanam , Dominic Rowan,
@rachlredford , Aosaf Afzal,
@adwoaakoto_ , Simani Chavda-Patel, Amara Chavda-Patel, Elizabeth Harca
Director: Elham Ehsas; Writers: Sam Perry & Elham Ehsas ; Producers:
@lorrainebhattachary @shakyradowlingcasting @monofilmproductions ; Executive Producers :
@climate__spring @film_london @danusiasamal @therealdalevince , Stefan Allesch Taylor, Robin Saunders,
@elliebamber_ @mumabamba
The project utilised the greenrider Handshake Agreement, allowing actors and productions to make greener choices on set.
Images:
@elladowlingphotos
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