2 weeks until our first event of the year! Get to know some of the filmmaking teams behind the projects we’ll be screening (link in our bio). Introducing BAFTA-Nominated filmmakers: Elham Ehsas & Azeem Bhati
Elham’s latest short film, Yellow was nominated for a BAFTA in 2024 and shortlisted for the Academy Awards that same year. Our Kind of Love received a BAFTA long-list nomination in 2019 and has been showcased at festivals around the globe. To date, the film has amassed more than 3.6 million views on YouTube.
Elham is also part of BAFTA Connect and BBC Voices, both prestigious mentorship programs championing new voices.
Azeem is a British-Pakistani, writer, director and BAFTA nominated producer, based in London.
The first film he wrote and directed, Our Kind of Love, was long-listed for the BAFTA awards in 2019 and is currently on 3.2 million views online. His most recent project is the short film Yellow, which was nominated for Best British Short Film at the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards.
Humbled and proud that our film @yellow.shortfilm has been nominated for a @bafta in the British Short Film category.
Made with a wonderful cast and crew, led by the brilliant & talented @zoradzo
Telling an intimate story of a young woman walking into a chadari store in Kabul to buy her first full body veil.
Much love to everyone involved x
Writer & Director: Elham Ehsas
Cast: Afsaneh Dehrouyeh @afsanehdeh / Ahmed Jan Mano / Elham Ehsas
Producers: Dina Mousawj @dmousawi / Azeem Bhati @azeemdbhati / Catherine Tschaepe @catschaepe / Yiannis Manolopoulos @yiannis_manolopoulos_dop / Elham Ehsas
Executive Producer: @ritameher
Cinematographer: Yiannis Manolopoulos @yiannis_manolopoulos_dop
Additional Footage: Karim Shah @karimalishah
Editor: Ross Leppard @rossleppard / Elham Ehsas
Composer: Darryl John Hannan @djhcomposer
Original Rabab Music: Qais Essar @qaisessar
Production Designer: Lara Zeiden @larazeidan
Asst Production Designer: Ka Ki Wong @kaki.wong.kaki
Hair and Make Up: Amelia Paul
Costume: Jessica Holme @hadenholme
Stills Photographer: David Hewitt / Zain Riza @zainrizaphoto
Thanks to: @manhattanshort@tasveerorg@josemibeltran
Post House: Cheat @cheat_it
Colourist: Karol Cybulski @imkarol.colour
Sound Designer: Guldem Masa @gldemm
Sound Recordist: Pietro Giordano
Boom: Gonçalo Cunho
1st AC: Serkan Yellice
Distribution: @interfilm_berlin
Supporting Artists: Habibullah Safi / Junaid Tariq / Waseem Butt / Hunain Khan / Shazaib Tariq
With Support from: Good Chance @goodchancetheatre / Old Fire Station @artsattheofs
Our Kind Of Love is playing at London Short Film Festival #lsff2019
Written & Dir by myself and Elham
Prod. @paularomy38
DP - @olancollardy
Starring - @afsanehdeh
Playing Sat 19th 4pm @curzoncinemas Soho #shortfilm
