Scaring Women at Night | |
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Directed by | Karimah Zakia Issa |
Written by | Ace Clamber Karimah Zakia Issa |
Produced by | Lindsay Blair Goeldner Rosalind Goodwin |
Starring | Izaiah Dockery Kavita Musty Dashawn Lloyd Blackwood |
Cinematography | Ashley Iris Gill |
Edited by | Nicole Sison |
Production companies | Common Good Fae Pictures |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Scaring Women at Night is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Karimah Zakia Issa and released in 2022. [1] The film stars Izaiah Dockery as Ash, a Black transgender man who is walking alone in the dark, but becomes very nervous that Ella (Kavita Musty), a woman also walking alone nearby, may potentially view him as a threat. [2]
The film premiered in the Short Cuts program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. [3]
The film was screened at the 2023 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where Issa won the Emerging Canadian Artist award. [4]
The film won the 2023 Iris Prize for best LGBTQ-themed short film. [5]
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