
This is a selection of some of our favourite films from across our categories in SF3 2022 and all have been awarded a Highly Commended Award in our festival. These films touched us in different ways, some are funny, some are sad, but all are incredible and a wonderful display of the best filmmaking from 2022. We hope you enjoy them as much as we have.
SF3 Highly Commended Films
- Mis dos x uno primaveras y un tiquete con destino directo al baño de la Carretera Voss by Andrea Miranda Gonzalez
- Time by Elizabeth Marlo
- Syron by Jenny Fraser
- The First Wave by Jimmy Gannon
- Smile of the Mask by Abbas Ghazali
- Anxiety Train by Rob Leach
- The Voice by Benjamin Lapierre
- These Three Birds by Taveeta Szymanowicz
- Space Junk by Adam Peltier
- The Lantern (QANDEEL) by Rabiya Nazki
- ZERO ONE ZERO by Graham High
- The Genius by Thomas Midena
- Surprise! You’re Creative by Michele Jedlicka
- Depressing Reality by Olive Blakemore
- A boat on the sea by Arman Gholipour Dashtaki
- One Night Stand by Debora Tamay
- Is This How? by Morounfoluwa Deborah Ajayi
- Spark by Ashtyn Mottram
- Chookin' by Jas Shennan
Shot on iPhone 11.
THIS FILM IS ABOUT A WOMAN WHO IS A VICTIM OF ACID ATTACK AND HER FACE IS NOT NORMAL. FOR THIS REASON IT IS DIFFICULT FOR HER TO BE PRESENT IN THE COMMUNITY. ALTHOUGH BECAUSE OF COVID, SHE USES A MASK AND ENTERS THE COMMUNITY. BUT NOW ITS THE MASK THAT SMILES NOT HER.
Director Biography
ABBAS GHAZALI BORN IN 1985 BASED IN TEHRAN , IRAN
ABBAS GHAZALI IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS IRANIAN ACTORS WHO HAS PLAYED IN MANY IRANIAN SERIES AND FILMS . HIS MOST IMPORTANT FILMS AS AN ACTOR . FEATURED AT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS . INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING LIST : - CONFESSIONS OF MY DANGEROUS MIND ( 2015 ) : NOMINEE CRYSTAL SIMORGH " BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN FAJR FILM FESTIVAL FOR ABBAS GHAZALI SCISSOR ( 2016 ) : MED FILM FESTIVAL ( ITALY ) - MOTHER,I'M JOSEPH ( 2017 ) : CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL ( USA ) - PARISA (2021) : LAS CRUCES (USA)
- Year2022
- Runtime6:00
- LanguageArabic
- CountryIran, Islamic Republic of
- DirectorAbbas Ghazali
- ScreenwriterAbbas Ghazali
- ProducerZahra Karimi
- Executive ProducerMohammad Hasan Karimi
- CastZahra Karimi
- CinematographerAbbas Ghazali
- EditorAbbas Ghazali
- Production DesignMaria Kheradjoo
- Sound DesignMehdi Jamshidyian-Studio Paya

This is a selection of some of our favourite films from across our categories in SF3 2022 and all have been awarded a Highly Commended Award in our festival. These films touched us in different ways, some are funny, some are sad, but all are incredible and a wonderful display of the best filmmaking from 2022. We hope you enjoy them as much as we have.
SF3 Highly Commended Films
- Mis dos x uno primaveras y un tiquete con destino directo al baño de la Carretera Voss by Andrea Miranda Gonzalez
- Time by Elizabeth Marlo
- Syron by Jenny Fraser
- The First Wave by Jimmy Gannon
- Smile of the Mask by Abbas Ghazali
- Anxiety Train by Rob Leach
- The Voice by Benjamin Lapierre
- These Three Birds by Taveeta Szymanowicz
- Space Junk by Adam Peltier
- The Lantern (QANDEEL) by Rabiya Nazki
- ZERO ONE ZERO by Graham High
- The Genius by Thomas Midena
- Surprise! You’re Creative by Michele Jedlicka
- Depressing Reality by Olive Blakemore
- A boat on the sea by Arman Gholipour Dashtaki
- One Night Stand by Debora Tamay
- Is This How? by Morounfoluwa Deborah Ajayi
- Spark by Ashtyn Mottram
- Chookin' by Jas Shennan
Shot on iPhone 11.
THIS FILM IS ABOUT A WOMAN WHO IS A VICTIM OF ACID ATTACK AND HER FACE IS NOT NORMAL. FOR THIS REASON IT IS DIFFICULT FOR HER TO BE PRESENT IN THE COMMUNITY. ALTHOUGH BECAUSE OF COVID, SHE USES A MASK AND ENTERS THE COMMUNITY. BUT NOW ITS THE MASK THAT SMILES NOT HER.
Director Biography
ABBAS GHAZALI BORN IN 1985 BASED IN TEHRAN , IRAN
ABBAS GHAZALI IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS IRANIAN ACTORS WHO HAS PLAYED IN MANY IRANIAN SERIES AND FILMS . HIS MOST IMPORTANT FILMS AS AN ACTOR . FEATURED AT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS . INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING LIST : - CONFESSIONS OF MY DANGEROUS MIND ( 2015 ) : NOMINEE CRYSTAL SIMORGH " BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN FAJR FILM FESTIVAL FOR ABBAS GHAZALI SCISSOR ( 2016 ) : MED FILM FESTIVAL ( ITALY ) - MOTHER,I'M JOSEPH ( 2017 ) : CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL ( USA ) - PARISA (2021) : LAS CRUCES (USA)
- Year2022
- Runtime6:00
- LanguageArabic
- CountryIran, Islamic Republic of
- DirectorAbbas Ghazali
- ScreenwriterAbbas Ghazali
- ProducerZahra Karimi
- Executive ProducerMohammad Hasan Karimi
- CastZahra Karimi
- CinematographerAbbas Ghazali
- EditorAbbas Ghazali
- Production DesignMaria Kheradjoo
- Sound DesignMehdi Jamshidyian-Studio Paya