''Bad Omen'' is a 2020 Canadian short drama film, directed by Salar Pashtoonyar. The film stars Fereshta Afshar as Pari, a widowed tailor in
Kabul
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who must find the money to pay for a pair of prescription glasses to keep her job, despite Afghan culture's social stigmatization of widows.
Made as Pashtoonyar's thesis project for his film degree at
York University
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, the film won the
Lindalee Tracey Award The Lindalee Tracey Award is an annual film award, presented in memory of Canadian documentary filmmaker Lindalee Tracey to emerging filmmakers whose works reflect values of social justice and a strong personal point of view. Created by Peter Raymon ...
for emerging filmmakers at the 2020
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
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. The film had its public premiere at the
2020 Vancouver International Film Festival
The 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 39th event in the history of the Vancouver International Film Festival, was held from September 24 to October 7, 2020. On September 3, organizers announced a lineup of 180 films; due to the COVID- ...
, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.
It received a
Canadian Screen Award
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nomination for
Best Live Action Short Drama at the
9th Canadian Screen Awards.
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2020 films
2020 short films
2020 drama films
Films shot in Afghanistan
Films set in Afghanistan
Asian-Canadian cinema
Canadian drama short films
2020s Canadian films
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