Time Flies (French: Nous avions) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Stéphane Moukarzel and released in 2013.[1] Depicting a Pakistani Canadian immigrant family in Montreal, the film centres on teenage son Akram's (Liridon Rashiti) decision to run off to live his own life independently of his family's strict rules.
| Time Flies | |
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| French | Nous avions |
| Directed by | Stéphane Moukarzel |
| Written by | Stéphane Moukarzel |
| Produced by | Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette |
| Starring | Liridon Rashiti Minoo Gundevia Deena Aziz Avinas Gnanapragasam Michelle Michael Naseem Siddiqi |
| Cinematography | Vincent Biron |
| Edited by | Véronique Barbe |
Release date |
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Running time | 19 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | French Urdu English |
The film's cast also includes Minoo Gundevia, Deena Aziz, Avinas Gnanapragasam, Michelle Michael and Naseem Siddiqi.
The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] and was named to TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list as one of the ten best Canadian short films of the year.[3] It was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014,[4] and a Prix Jutra nominee for Best Short Film at the 16th Jutra Awards.[5]
References
edit- ^ "« Nous avions », le pari multiculturel de Stéphane Moukarzel". Lien Multimédia, May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Canadian filmmakers think international; Global market the new order of business". Regina Leader-Post, September 4, 2013.
- ^ "TIFF's Top 10 films of 2013 taps Enemy, The F Word, Gabrielle". CBC News, December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Écrans canadiens 2014 : Le sacre de Gabrielle, la domination d’Enemy". Voir, March 10, 2014.
- ^ "Lit blanc : une vidéo de Stéphane Moukarzel en hommage à l’hiver". Voir, March 15, 2017.
External links
edit- Time Flies at IMDb
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