Standstill
short film - 12 minutes - written and directed by Katia Shannon
A fight to get through the gridlock becomes a fight for survival for Amanda as her body comes to a standstill.
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FESTIVAL SELECTIONS & AWARDS
*2021 Canadian Screen Award qualified
Calgary International Film Festival 2019
Whistler Film Festival 2019
*EDA award nomination, Best Female-directed Short
Fantasia Film Festival 2020
Edmonton International Film Festival 2020
HollyShorts Film Festival 2020
Silver Wave Film Festival 2020
Sunnyside Shorts International Film Festival 2020
Bahamas International Film Festival 2019
Sunscreen Film Festival 2020
Durham Region International Film Festival 2020
*Nominated for Best Short Film
Deep Focus Film Festival *Award Finalist 2020
Americana Film Festival 2021
Oxford Film Festival 2021
Fastnet Film Festival 2021
Gässli International Film Festival 2021
Calgary International Film Festival 2019
Whistler Film Festival 2019
*EDA award nomination, Best Female-directed Short
Fantasia Film Festival 2020
Edmonton International Film Festival 2020
HollyShorts Film Festival 2020
Silver Wave Film Festival 2020
Sunnyside Shorts International Film Festival 2020
Bahamas International Film Festival 2019
Sunscreen Film Festival 2020
Durham Region International Film Festival 2020
*Nominated for Best Short Film
Deep Focus Film Festival *Award Finalist 2020
Americana Film Festival 2021
Oxford Film Festival 2021
Fastnet Film Festival 2021
Gässli International Film Festival 2021
photo credit - Derek Branscombe