Exciting, inspiring work that provides a place to stand on...
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A New Silent Comedy starring/written/directed by
Shara Ashley Zeiger
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Crew
DP- Nolan Roy
AD- Grace Gao
AC/Gaffer/Grip- Alphonse Silvestri
Hair & Make up- Paige Gittleman
PAs- Toni-Ann Robertson, Drew Tudor, Samantha Cohen, Jonathan Wetjen, Lee Luther
Graphic Design- Jonathan Wetjen
Space Sponsors: Make Up For Ever, Jill Lindsey Boutique
Special Thanks- Marlee Dater, Cookie Felix
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Screenings:
St. Louis International Film Festival (11/7/21-11/2121)
*Oscar Qualifying
Chelsea Film Festival (10/14-17/21)
Orlando Film Festival (10/29/21, 11/1/21)
*Nominated Best Short Film
NY Shorts International Film Festival (11/2/21)
Top Indie Film Awards (1/5/22)
*Winner Best Director & Best Humor, Nominated Best Short, Sound & Music
Mindfield Film Festival Winter Awards(1/7/22)
*Winner Diamond Award for Best Actress & Best Short
Short and Sweet Film Festival (2/8/22)
*Winner Best Comedy
NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival (2/10/22)
Sound on Screen Music & Film Festival, South Africa (2/2522)
Berlin Independent Film Festival (2/9/22)
*Winner Best Comedy
Houston Comedy Film Festival (2/10/22)
*Nominated Best Romantic Comedy
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema (3/8/22)
*Nominated Best Short, Best Short Director, Best Short Script, Women in Film Director Award, Women in Film Screenwriter Award, Women in Film Producer Award
Borrego Springs Film Festival (3/24/22)
Short Film Factory (4/1/22)
*Winner Best City Life Short
Experimental Dance & Music Film Festival (4/6/22)
*Winner Best Performance
Hang Onto Your Shorts (4/23/22)
*Nominated Best Actress in a Comedy
Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival (4/26/22)
Clean Shorts Film Festival (5/3/2022)
Harlem International Film Festival (5/10/22)
Lighthouse International Film Festival (6/3/22)
International Sound Music Video Awards
*Finalist
Near Nazareth Festival (6/6/22)
*Winner Best Silent Film
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival (6/10/22)
Vero Beach Film Festival (6/9/22, 6/11/22)
Fear No Film (6/23/22)
Long Island International Film Expo (7/16/22)
Fade In Awards (7/2022)
*Semi-Finalist
Hamilton NY International Film Festival (7/23/22)
*Winner Hammer Award for Most Inspirational Filmmaker
New Hope Film Festival (7/30/22)
*Winner Best Comedy
Chain NYC Film festival (8/10/22)
Festival of Cinema NYC (8/13/22)
FLY Film Festival (8/6/22)
*Winner Best Short Film & Lord of the Fly (Best in Fest)
MOM Film Festival (8/22/22)
Tournadeau Music & Film Festival/Foxwoods (8/26/22)
Nightpiece Film festival/Edinburgh Fringe (8/26/22)
Broad Humor Film Festival (9/1/22)
*Winner Best Score
Northeast Film Festival (9/11/22)
Sunnyside Shorts Film Festival (9/17/22)
Body Positive Film Festival (10/2022)
Portland Comedy Film Festival (9/18/22)
*Nominated Best Romantic Comedy
Ladyfilmmakers Film Festival (9/20/22)
Legacy Theater Film Festival (9/23/22)
*Winner Best Comedy
Astoria Film Festival (10/1/22)
Brejning Film Festival 10/2/22)
*Nominated Best Actress
Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival (9/2022)
American Jewish Film Festival (10/2022)
*Nominated Best Short
Top Shorts Film Film Festival (10/2022)
*Winner Best Comedy/Honorable Mention Best Actress
*Nominated Annual Best Comedy
Global Shorts Film Festival (11/2022)
*Winner Best Actress
Adirondak Film Festival 11/2022)
Black Cat Award International Film Festival (11/2022)
Open Gate International Film Festival (11/2022)
*Winner Best Comedy
Mental Filmness (11/2022)
Pittsburgh Film Picture Show Festival (10/2022)
*Winner Best Performance in a Fantasy Film
Tel Aviv Melech Film Festival (10/2022)
Bowery Film Festival (11/2022)
YoFiFest (12/2022)
Prague International Music Video Awards (2/2023)
*Nominated Best Music Video
Durango International Film Festival (3/2023)
FUIFF Awards United Kingdom (4/4/2023)
*Winner Best Actress, Best Women Film
Phoenix Film Festival (4/1/2023)
West Chester Film Festival (4/2023)
Denver Monthly Film Awards (4/2023)
*Nominated Best Short
Katra Film Series (5/1/2023)
First Frame International Film Festival (5/2023)
Canada yes! Let's Make a Movie Film Festival (7/2023)
*Nominated Best Romantic Comedy, Best Sound, Best American Film
Palm Beach International Film Festival (4/20/2023)
Richmond Film Network Screening Series (6/2023)
Harrogate Film Festival (6/2023)
Bizarrya Short Film Festival (6/2023)
Artists & Beers (8/2023)
Kurdistan International Independent Film Festival (8/2023)
Scene Awards (8/2023)
*Nominated Best Film on Mental Health
Smiles Film Festival (9/2023)
A Pecan Pickling Film Festival (9/2023)
*Winner Best Longer Short
Smodcastle Film Festival (10/2023)
*Winner Best Original Music
Indigo Moon Film Festival (10/2023)
Cinema of the World International Film Festival (10/2023)
*Nominated Best Short
Aasha International Film Festival (10/2023)
*Winner Best Short
*Winner Best Short
Saskatchewan International Film Festival (11/2023)
Emerald Cast Film Festival (12/2023)
LA Comedy Film Festival (12/2023)
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Semi-Finalists:
Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival
MIAMI short FILM FESTIVAL
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
Festival Script Selections:
Southern State Indie Fan Film Festival
*Finalist Best Script
Sacramento International Film Festival
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Honorable Mentions
TimeLess Shorts
Pebbles Underground Film and Video Art Festival
Nassau Film Festival
Video Art and Experimental Film Festival
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IMustacheYou is a silent short film about Abby Finkelmanstein, an agoraphobic who receives an invitation to love, self acceptance, and the outside world.
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"I created "IMustacheYou" as a challenge to myself to write a compelling silent film. I was inspired by Buster Keaton as well as a lot of my clown training, my own life living in NYC and battles with anxiety. I wanted to create something that spoke to the trials and tribulations we go through to learn to love ourselves and do it with a comedic heartfelt tone. People put themselves through a lot, when we don't have to. A lot of people today experience anxiety. It's stigmatized, and I wanted to bring some heart to it. We are all Abby." ~ Shara Ashley Zeiger
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