SYNOPSIS

Alice has a lot on her mind when an unexpected visitor forces her to make an uncomfortable decision. 

- 13 mins -

“With a vivid attention to nuanced detail and exceptional performances rooted more in reality vs. characters that feel

fictionalized, writer/director Nashwa Zaman brings audiences into a strained father-daughter relationship that demands for

a strong character and voice to emerge from the familial situation.  

‘Champ’ lets audiences know that there are no easy solutions and endings when it comes to your family, and that it’s good to

be more than OK with accepting and choosing to deal with that.” - Detroit Shetown Film Festival

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JADE ROBINSON - ACTRESS Jade is a Canadian actor currently training for a BFA at the California Institute of the Arts. She has over 15 years of theatre experience, and was recently seen in Lie of the Mind at CalArts, AfterImage at The Citadel T

JADE ROBINSON - ACTRESS

Jade is a Canadian actor currently training for a BFA at the California Institute of the Arts. She has over 15 years of theatre experience, and was recently seen in Lie of the Mind at CalArts, AfterImage at The Citadel Theatre (Young Company), and as a voice in Rhea Dadoo’s animated short, Dogtor. Jade holds an ARCT and ATCL for Speech and Drama from the Royal Conservatory of Music and Trinity College London, respectively, and was awarded the 2015 National Gold Medal for Speech Arts & Drama Performance.

CHRIS BULLOUGH - ACTOR Chris is an Edmonton based actor, playwright, emerging director, co-Artistic Director of wishbone theatre and Artistic Associate with Toy Guns Dance Theatre. Chris is also a recent graduate of the University of Alberta’s MFA

CHRIS BULLOUGH - ACTOR

Chris is an Edmonton based actor, playwright, emerging director, co-Artistic Director of wishbone theatre and Artistic Associate with Toy Guns Dance Theatre. Chris is also a recent graduate of the University of Alberta’s MFA (directing) program. His thesis production Or The Whale, was an adaptation of Hermen Melville’s “Moby Dick”, created by himself, Michael Peng, wishbone theatre, and a lot of other incredible people.

ALALE BEHESHTI - ACTRESS Alale is a Vancouver and recently also Edmonton based actor and writer. She completed her diploma in Theatre at Douglas College and continued her training in film at Seacoast Theatre Centre. Alale recently graduated from th

ALALE BEHESHTI - ACTRESS

Alale is a Vancouver and recently also Edmonton based actor and writer. She completed her diploma in Theatre at Douglas College and continued her training in film at Seacoast Theatre Centre. Alale recently graduated from the University of Alberta with a BA in German Language & Literature and Sociology where she focused on race and gender in performing arts. She is currently writing an original screenplay. Alale is represented by Refinery Artist Management in Vancouver.

NASHWA ZAMAN - WRITER & DIRECTOR Nashwa Zaman, a Bangladeshi-Albertan, is a writer, director, actress and graduate of NYU’s Tisch Film and Television Program. Nashwa worked for several years as a sound designer before working as the assistant t

NASHWA ZAMAN - WRITER & DIRECTOR

Nashwa Zaman, a Bangladeshi-Albertan, is a writer, director, actress and graduate of NYU’s Tisch Film and Television Program. Nashwa worked for several years as a sound designer before working as the assistant to director Wes Anderson on his film Isle of Dogs. As an actress, Nashwa was the lead in the short vampire film Fresh Blood, which played at the 2018 Nashville Film Festival. Champ is her latest short film and is currently on the festival circuit.

DYLAN RHYS HOWARD - PRODUCER Dylan is an Edmonton based filmmaker and producer, whose recent short film Peak Oil was screened at the prestigious Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival. His production company is Truthfulwork Films.

DYLAN RHYS HOWARD - PRODUCER

Dylan is an Edmonton based filmmaker and producer, whose recent short film Peak Oil was screened at the prestigious Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival. His production company is Truthfulwork Films.

TOM GUNIA - CINEMATOGRAPHER Tom is an Edmonton based Cinematographer and Filmmaker who often finds himself filming and photographing Canada’s natural wonders.

TOM GUNIA - CINEMATOGRAPHER

Tom is an Edmonton based Cinematographer and Filmmaker who often finds himself filming and photographing Canada’s natural wonders.

 

FEATURING: Braydon Dowler-Coltman | Cayley Thomas | Jack Quintilio | Sylvia Wong | Tony Woo | Landon Speers

 

1st AC / Gaffer Myles Belland | Production Sound Philip Dransfeld | Art Director Metta Pusa | Art PA Jenna Katheryn | Script

Supervisor Sylvia Douglas | PA Melissa Viens  | Sound Design Arjun G. Sheth | Colorist Thomas Stigler | Composer Jex Opolis

 

 

 

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FESTIVALS

OFFICIAL SELECTION CENTRAL ALBERTA FILM FESTIVAL, 2019

OFFICIAL SELECTION NEW FILMMAKERS NEW YORK, 2019

OFFICIAL SELECTION FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2018

OFFICIAL SELECTION SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, 2018

OFFICIAL SELECTION SACRAMENTO ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL, 2018

OFFICIAL SELECTION DETROIT SHETOWN FILM FESTIVAL, 2018

OFFICIAL SELECTION LOST RIVER FILM FESTIVAL, 2018

OFFICIAL SELECTION AUSTIN SPOTLIGHT FILM FESTIVAL, 2018

OFFICIAL SELECTION PUNE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, 2018

OFFICIAL SELECTION GOA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, 2018

AWARDS

OFFICIAL SELECTION, CANADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2019, * WINNER, ROYAL REEL

OFFICIAL SELECTION, CANADA SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL, 2018 * WINNER, AWARD OF DISTINCTION

OFFICIAL SELECTION, FAVA FEST, 2017 * WINNER, SPIRIT OF FAVA AWARD

OTHER SCREENINGS

In Focus: Nashwa Zaman with New Cinema Club at The Footlight, Queens, NY, April 5th, 2019

New Cinema Club screening at Secret Project Robot, NY, February 17th, 2019

Short Movie Event, Kulturhuset, Oslo, Norway, January 27th, 2019

Storefront Cinema Nights, Stony Plain Road, Edmonton, AB, October 13th, 2018

Screening with "Blurred Lines: Inside the Art World", Doc Fest  at Metro Cinema, Edmonton, AB, February 8th, 2018

 

Review on New Cinema Club Blog

Interview on CJSR's Moving Radio with Director Nashwa Zaman, 5:30pm (MST), March 31, 2017

 

 

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