VIDA (2019)

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Vida is about an Iranian Immigrant mom who lives in NYC, after the first Executive Order 13769 (January 27, 2017)- the original travel ban changes her life forever...

Directed by: Bita Elahian
Written by: Azadeh Nikzadeh & Bita Elahian 
Director of photography : Koshi Kiyokawa 
Edited by : Nina Helene Hirten
Music : Behzad Abdi
Production Designer : Maryam Khosravi

Executive Producer : Bita Elahian
Producer : Mehdi Frantz Darlis 
Sound: Matthew Michael Leibowitz

Cast:

Bita Elahian 
Brian Reilly
Michael Ralff
Flavia Foukas

Thanks to Nasrin Nosrati

Awards and nominations

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION

    • The Valley Film Festival 2019 "Los Angeles"

    • Awareness Festival 2019

    • KRAF 2019

    • Indie & Foreign Film Festival 2019 "New York" (WON : The Best Narrative Short Film School Student)

    • Goa Short Film Festival 2019

    • Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival 2020

    • San Diego Film Week 2020

    • Sensus Film Festival 2020

    • Through Women's Eyes International Film Festival 2020

    • Los Angeles Women's International Doc Fest 2020

    • The Women's Film Festival 2020

    • World of Woman Film Fair Middle East 2020


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