The usual rivalries and jealousies that exist between the two teenage brothers Simo and Emad take a dangerous turn that may seriously impact the future of their family.

Festivals & awards:

Official Selection - Sundance 2023

Generation - Berlinale 2023

Best Live Action Short Film - Canadian Screen Awards 2023

Best Canadian Film Award - Toronto International Film Festival 2023

Audience Award - South Western International Film Festival 2022

Denis Villeneuve's Favorite Short Award - Gala Prends Ça Court! 2023

Filmmaker bio:

Aziz Zoromba is a Canadian writer & director of Egyptian origins. His works, documentaries and fiction, explore the themes of cultural identity, assimilation and intergenerational trauma. He is a graduate of the Mel Hoppenheim school of cinema and an alumni of the 2019 Sundance Ignite fellowship.

FARAWAY (2020), his first documentary short, has screened at over 30 film festivals around the world (Slamdance, Camerimage, RIDM). Aziz also co-produced the short documentary NO CRYING AT THE DINNER TABLE (2019), winner of over 25 awards and selected by over 80 festivals including TIFF, SXSW & IDFA.

His first fictional short film SIMO (2022), won the Best Canadian Short Film Award at TIFF, and will have its international premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and its European premiere at the 73rd Berlinale (Generation).