There Will Come Soft Rains



Director: Elham Ehsas
Producers: Lorrain Bhattachary & Shakyra Dowling
Writers: Sam Perry & Elham Ehsas
Length: 14 mins 47 seconds
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Year: 2024



Haunted by rising sea levels, a daughter digs up her father’s grave to move his body to higher ground.









Yellow


Writer & Director: Elham Ehsas
Length: 12 mins 49 seconds
Genre: Drama
Country: Afghanistan / UK
Year: 2023



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


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BAFTA Nominated 2024 - Best British Short
Shortlisted for 96th Academy Awards 2024 (Oscars)
Longlisted British Short Film Awards 2023
Clermont Ferrand Festival 2024
Grand Jury Prix - UrbanWorld Film Festival 2023
Palm Springs International Shortfest 2023
HollyShorts Film Festival 2023
Flickers Rhode Island Film Festival 2023
BendFilm Festival 2023
Show Me Shorts Film Festival 2023
Vienna Shorts 2023
Aesthetica Film Festival 2023
Manhattan Shorts 2023
Galway Film Fleadh 2023
Huesca International Film Festival 2023

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Our Kind of Love


Writer & Director: Elham Ehsas
Length: 15 mins 42 seconds
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Year: 2018




An Afghan village girl is on her first date in London. 
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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