Canadian Premiere
A teacher and a young barista are too prudent to say anything about their mutual attraction, but after dark a world emerges where their shadows come alive. This incredible combination of live action, VFX and animation starts out slyly conventionally following a male protagonist going about his day, but then it seamlessly transitions into a fantastical work, imagining a world where shadows roam free. A wonderful concept beautifully executed with lush B&W noir influenced visuals, a great soundtrack and no dialogue. The animation and visual effects are terrific, blending together seamlessly to render the shadow world in marvelous detail complete with 1950’s style dance numbers. It’s a hugely entertaining fantasy evening where what was not possible in the real world becomes possible for their normally suppressed shadows.
Community Partner
Karen Khachatryan, Ripsime Nahapetyan, Arman Navasardyan, Heriqnaz Mkhitaryan
Armenia/USA
2023
No Dialogue
Indigenous & Community Access
Credits
Producer
Garin Hovannisian, Alec Mouhibian
Screenwriter
Garin Hovannisian
Cinematography
Suren Tadevosyan, ACG
Editor
Garin Hovannisian
Production Design
Tigran Asaturov
Original Music
Andranik Berberyan
Director
Garin Hovannisian
Garin Hovannisian is a writer and filmmaker living in Yerevan, Armenia. Garin’s films include 1915 (2015), which won Armenia’s top film prize; I Am Not Alone (TIFF 2019), an official selection of the European Film Awards, IDA Award nominee, and winner of AFI Fest and DOC NYC; Truth to Power (Tribeca 2020); and Invisible Republic (GAIFF 2022). His new short drama Nowhere premiered at LA Shorts International Film Festival, winning the Best of Fest Award, and now continues its festival run.
Filmography: 1915 (2015); Am Not Alone (2019); Truth to Power (2020); Invisible Republic (2022);
Nowhere (2023); City of Cards (2023)