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ELHAM EHSAS

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there will come soft rains

14’47 - 4:3 - UK - 2025 - 5.1
Haunted by rising sea levels, a daughter digs up her father’s grave to move his body to higher ground.

FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS

2025
Aspen Film Festival World Premiere 
Raindance Film Festival WINNER - Best UK Short
Hollyshorts Film Festival
Show Me Shorts
This Is England
Encounters Short Film Festival
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
Flatpak Film Festival
Puerto Rico Film Festival
Cinehill Motovun Film Festival
IFF Integrazione Film Festival
Minikino Film Week 
Aswan Women’s Film Festival
BFI Imax Screening 
London Indian Film Festival
Trieste Film Festival
ShortS International Film Festival 
NYC Climate Film Festival
Sentiero Film Factory 
Monstrale Film Festival
International Festival BRNO16
Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec
Jagran Film Festival 
Tasveer Film Festival
Madani Film Festival 


yellow


12’49 - UK/AFG - 2023 - 5.1

In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a woman walks into a Hijab store to buy her first full body veil from a Talib shopkeeper.

BAFTA nominated in 2024. 

FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS
17 wins / 56 nominations

BAFTA Nominated 2024 - Best British Short
96th Academy Awards 2024 - Shortlisted
British Short Film Awards 2023 - Shortlisted
Clermont Ferrand Festival 2024
UrbanWorld Film Festival 2023 - Grand Jury Prix
Palm Springs International Shortfest 2023
HollyShorts Film Festival 2023

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Visa d’exploitation n° 006.032

our kind of love


15’49 - UK - 2018 - stereo

A British-Afghan man seeks love through an arranged marriage, but his first date with a refugee navigating her new life reveals a heartfelt clash of cultures and perspective.

Over 3.2 million views on YouTube. 


FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS

Longlisted for BAFTA Awards 2019
Jaipur International Film Festival
London Short Film Festival
Underwire Festival
Utah Film Festival
Goa Short Film Festival
Leiden International Film Festival

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Voices  


Writer & Director: Elham Ehsas
Length: 5 mins 10 seconds
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Year: 2021


A man’s life unravels entirely through his voicemails. Made during the Covid quarantine of 2021. 



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Humming Bird  


Writer & Director: Elham Ehsas
Length: 7 mins
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Year: 2019



The life of a young actor unravels through her self tapes. Shot entirey on iPhone. 


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