Simo (film)
Simo is a 2022 Canadian short drama film, written, directed, and co-edited by Aziz Zoromba. The film stars Basel El Rayes and Seif El Rayes as Simo and Emad, two brothers whose competitive rivalry leads to a dangerous situation when Simo sneakily tries to take over Emad's online gaming channel.[1]
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Directed by | Aziz Zoromba |
Written by | Aziz Zoromba |
Produced by | Rosalie Chicoine Perreault |
Starring | Basel El Rayes Seif El Rayes Aladeen Tawfeek |
Cinematography | Alexandre Nour Desjardins |
Edited by | Omar Elhamy Aziz Zoromba |
Music by | Ilyaa Ghafouri |
Distributed by | H264 Distribution |
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Running time | 23 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | Arabic French |
The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] where it was named the winner of the Best Canadian Short Film award.[3]
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.[4] It was shortlisted for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2023,[5] and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.[6]
References
- Frédéric Bouchard, "TIFF : Aziz Zoromba explore les tensions fraternelles dans «Simo»". Qui Fait Quoi, September 21, 2022.
- Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Short Cuts Lineup Counts 39 Titles Including The Alfonso Cuaron Produced ‘Le Pupille’". Deadline Hollywood, August 17, 2022.
- Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire, September 18, 2022.
- Pat Mullen, "Three Feature Docs Make Canada’s Top Ten". Point of View, December 8, 2022.
- Jean-Louis Bordeleau, "Le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois s’élargit et dévoile ses finalistes". Le Devoir, January 19, 2023.
- Jenna Benchetrit, "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 13, 2023.
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