The Debt (2014 film)

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The Debt
The Debt (2014 film) poster.jpg
Directed by Mahmoud Shoolizadeh
Written by
  • Mahmoud Shoolizadeh
  • Richard Levine
Produced byMahmoud Shoolizadeh
Starring
  • Courtney Gardner
  • Chris Morrissey
  • Kela Holmes
  • Nicole Gafford Murphy
CinematographyMathew Miller
Edited by Mahmoud Shoolizadeh
Release date
  • September 2014 (2014-09)(Moondance)
Running time
32 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Debt is a short film produced and directed by Mahmoud Shoolizadeh, that has participated in several international film festivals [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] and has won two awards. [7] Although the film is based in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, it was filmed in St. Mary's, Georgia, as well as in Jacksonville. Several local newspapers have published articles and discussed this film in detail. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Contents

Plot

The short fiction film The Debt, [12] as seen by the official trailer available on YouTube, [13] is about a combat veteran whose life is falling apart unexpectedly faces her past, and it is not what she thought.

"Lisa's family appears normal and happy. Her loving husband dotes on her and their beautiful daughter. But in her heart lies a secret that eats at her soul like a malignant cancer, causing irritability and unpredictable outbursts that make her a stranger in her own home. Shame and guilt from wartime experiences fill every waking and sleeping moment. Desperate, she decides to take an extreme action to escape her past. Instead, she comes face-to-face with a surprising truth." [14]

Awards and nominations

Award for the Best Feature Narrative Film at the 15th Moondance International Film Festival 2014. Moondance film festival award for best feature narrative film.jpg
Award for the Best Feature Narrative Film at the 15th Moondance International Film Festival 2014.
Award for the Best Female Actor at the 15th Moondance International Film Festival 2014. Moondance film festival award for best female actor.jpg
Award for the Best Female Actor at the 15th Moondance International Film Festival 2014.

Festival participation

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