I, JULIA
Julia is a 14 year old, living what seems to be an idyllic life. But there is a darkness growing inside. Her father controls the family with physical and mental abuse. A story about every day struggle and resilience, told from a young girls perspective.
Category
Short film
director
Arvin Kananian
production
Makeriet AB
country
Sweden
format
HD, DCP
runtime
14 min 45 sec
year
2020
language
Swedish
subtitles
English
genre
Award-Winning, Drama
Festivals
- Gothenburg International Film Festival, Sweden (2020)
- "Nordic Star Award for Ylvali Rurling", BUFF, Malmö Sweden (2020)
- Nordisk Panorama, Sweden (2020)
- Telluride FF, USA (2020)
- Nordische Filmtage Lübeck, Germany (2020)
- "My Generation Award" Curtas Vila do Conde IFF, Portugal (2020)
- Cinekid, The Netherlands (2020)
- Asiana International Short FF, Korea (2020)
- "Filmcentrum award", Stockmotion, Sweden (2020)
- "Nomination for Ylvali Rurling", Nordic International FF, USA (2020)
- "European Children’s Film Association (ECFA) Award for Best Short Fiction Film", Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, Greece (2021)
- Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (CICFF), USA (2021)

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Category
Short film
director
Arvin Kananian
production
Makeriet AB
country
Sweden
format
HD, DCP
runtime
14 min 45 sec
year
2020
language
Swedish
subtitled_versions
English
genre
Award-Winning, Drama

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Synopsis
Julia is a 14 year old, living what seems to be an idyllic life. But there is a darkness growing inside. Her father controls the family with physical and mental abuse. A story about every day struggle and resilience, told from a young girls perspective.
Festivals
- Gothenburg International Film Festival, Sweden (2020)
- "Nordic Star Award for Ylvali Rurling", BUFF, Malmö Sweden (2020)
- Nordisk Panorama, Sweden (2020)
- Telluride FF, USA (2020)
- Nordische Filmtage Lübeck, Germany (2020)
- "My Generation Award" Curtas Vila do Conde IFF, Portugal (2020)
- Cinekid, The Netherlands (2020)
- Asiana International Short FF, Korea (2020)
- "Filmcentrum award", Stockmotion, Sweden (2020)
- "Nomination for Ylvali Rurling", Nordic International FF, USA (2020)
- "European Children’s Film Association (ECFA) Award for Best Short Fiction Film", Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, Greece (2021)
- Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (CICFF), USA (2021)