NATIONAL PREMIERE

SYNOPSIS

‘Birthday’ concerns three new immigrants to Toronto (a Serbian divorcee, a Syrian boy and an Afghani dishwasher), connected only through a series of soft-wipe split-screens. At first, they appear to form a single family as they prepare for a birthday celebration. As the story unfolds, we realize that the only thing connecting them together is the thread of loneliness.

TRAILER

CREDITS

Director: Atefeh Khademolreza

Scriptwriter: Atefeh Khademolreza

Producer: Mahsa Razavi

Production Company: York University's Mfa Film Program

Cinematographer: Ramzi Maroof

Editor: Atefeh Khademolreza

Sound Recordist: Saeed Zargar

Sound Designer: Hossein Ghourchian

Music: Aryana Sayed

Set & Costume Designer: Mahsa Razavi

Cast: Sakina Oqilbeck, Mladen Obradovic, Mazida Soroor,
Yusuf Abeji
Zoe Barrettwood, Fariba Sedighi, Kuowei Lee, Nicole Alexander