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Motherland
Motherland
Directed by	Jasmin Mozaffari
Written by	Jasmin Mozaffari
Produced by	Priscilla Galvez; Caitlin Grabham
Starring	Behtash Fazlali
Cinematography	Farhad Ghaderi
Edited by	Alexander Farah
Production; companies	Prowler Film; Silent Tower; Fela
Release date	September 12, 2023 (TIFF);
Running time	24 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English; Persian

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Motherland is a 2023 Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Jasmin Mozaffari. The film stars Behtash Fazlali as Babak, an Iranian immigrant to the United States during the Iran hostage crisis in the 1970s, who must confront anti-Iranian prejudice when he meets his girlfriend's parents for the first time.^[1]

The cast also includes Oriana Leman, John Ralston, Niaz Salimi, Birgitte Solem, Kevin Owen Clarke, Piret Jõgeda and Kiera Osborne.

The film screened in the Short Cuts program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,^[2] where it was the winner of the Best Canadian Short Film award.^[3]

The film was later named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2023.^[4] The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama, and Fazlali won the award for Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama, at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.^[5]

References

^ Steve Norton, "TIFF ’23: Motherland". ScreenFish, September 17, 2023.
^ Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Shorts Lineup Includes ‘Dammi’ Starring Riz Ahmed; Works By Mackenzie Davis, Yann Demange & More". Deadline Hollywood, August 9, 2023.
^ Steve Pond, "‘American Fiction’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s Audience Award". TheWrap, September 17, 2023.
^ Pat Mullen, "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire". That Shelf, December 6, 2023.
^ Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Cinematic Arts". Broadcast Dialogue, May 30, 2024.

External links

Motherland at IMDb

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[1] Steve Norton, "TIFF ’23: Motherland". ScreenFish, September 17, 2023.

[2] Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Shorts Lineup Includes ‘Dammi’ Starring Riz Ahmed; Works By Mackenzie Davis, Yann Demange & More". Deadline Hollywood, August 9, 2023.

[3] Steve Pond, "‘American Fiction’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s Audience Award". TheWrap, September 17, 2023.

[4] Pat Mullen, "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire". That Shelf, December 6, 2023.

[5] Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Cinematic Arts". Broadcast Dialogue, May 30, 2024.

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 The film screened in the Short Cuts program at the [[2023 Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref>Anthony D'Alessandro, [https://deadline.com/2023/08/tiff-2023-short-films-announced-1235458326/ "TIFF Shorts Lineup Includes ‘Dammi’ Starring Riz Ahmed; Works By Mackenzie Davis, Yann Demange & More"]. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'', August 9, 2023.</ref> where it was the winner of the [[Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film|Best Canadian Short Film]] award.<ref>Steve Pond, [https://www.thewrap.com/american-fiction-wins-toronto-film-festivals-audience-award/ "‘American Fiction’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s Audience Award"]. ''[[TheWrap]]'', September 17, 2023.</ref>
-The film was later named to TIFF's annual [[Canada's Top Ten]] list for 2023.<ref>Pat Mullen, [https://thatshelf.com/tiffs-canadas-top-ten-includes-blackberry-solo-humanist-vampire/ "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire"]. ''That Shelf'', December 6, 2023.</ref> The film was a [[Canadian Screen Award]] nominee for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama|Best Live Action Short Drama]], and Fazlali received a nomination for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama|Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama]], at the [[12th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2024.<ref>[https://www.northernstars.ca/blackberry-leads-csa-nominations/ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations"]. ''Northern Stars'', March 6, 2024.</ref>
+The film was later named to TIFF's annual [[Canada's Top Ten]] list for 2023.<ref>Pat Mullen, [https://thatshelf.com/tiffs-canadas-top-ten-includes-blackberry-solo-humanist-vampire/ "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire"]. ''That Shelf'', December 6, 2023.</ref> The film won the [[Canadian Screen Award]] for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama|Best Live Action Short Drama]], and Fazlali won the award for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama|Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama]], at the [[12th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2024.<ref>Connie Thiessen, [https://broadcastdialogue.com/canadian-screen-awards-winners-cinematic-arts-2/ "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Cinematic Arts"]. ''Broadcast Dialogue, May 30, 2024.</ref>
 == References ==
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 {{TIFF Best Canadian Short Film}}
+{{ACCT Short Films}}
 [[Category:2023 films]]

v t e Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for Best Animated Short, Best Live Action Short and Best Theatrical Short
Theatrical Short (1949–1996)	Who Will Teach Your Child? (1949) North Shore (1950) After Prison, What? (1951) Opera School (1952) L'Homme aux oiseaux (1953) Farewell Oak Street (1954) High Tide in Newfoundland¹ (1955) Gold (1956) The Sceptre and the Mace (1958) Money Minters, The Quest and The Tall Country (1959) Royal River (1960) Universe (1961) Morning on the Lièvre (1962) Nahanni (1963) Anniversary (1964) Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle or Mutilate and Ça n'est pas le temps des romans (1968) Vertige and At Home (1969) A Matter of Fat and Blake (1970) Don't Knock the Ox (1971) This Is a Photograph (1972) Goodbye Sousa (1973) Along These Lines (1975) Cooperage (1976) Spartree (1977) L'Affaire Bronswik (1978) Nails (1980) The Strongest Man in the World (1981) Zea (1982) Elvis Gratton (1983) Ted Baryluk's Grocery (1984) Charade (1985) George and Rosemary (1988) Saeed (1991) Arrowhead (1994) Les fleurs magiques (1995) The Home for Blind Women (1996)
Live Action Short (1986–present)	The Edit (1986) I Need a Man Like You to Make My Dreams Come True (1987) The Mysterious Moon Men of Canada (1989) In Search of the Last Good Man (1990) Battle of the Bulge (1992) The Fairy Who Didn't Want to Be a Fairy Anymore (1993) The Hangman's Bride (1997) When Ponds Freeze Over (1998) Moving Day (1999) Le P'tit Varius (2000) The Heart of the World (2001) I Shout Love (2002) Noël Blank (2003) Capacité 11 personnes (2004) Milo 55160 (2005) Le rouge au sol (2006) Après tout (2007) Next Floor (2008) Danse Macabre (2009) Savage (2010) Doubles with Slight Pepper (2011) Throat Song (2012) Noah (2013) Hole (2014) She Stoops to Conquer (2015) Mutants (2016) Fluffy (2017) Fauve (2018) Pick (2019) Black Bodies (2020) Girls Shouldn't Walk Alone at Night (2021) Simo (2022) Motherland (2023)
Animated Short (1968–present)	Un enfant...un pays¹ (1968) Walking (1969) To See or Not to See (1970) Evolution (1971) Dans la vie... (1972) The Family That Dwelt Apart (1973) The Owl Who Married a Goose (1975) The Street (1976) Spinnolio (1977) Afterlife (1978) Every Child (1980) The Big Snit (1986) Get a Job (1987) The Cat Came Back (1989) Juke-Bar (1990) Strings (1992) Pearl's Diner (1993) La vieille dame et les pigeons (1997) Bingo (1998) When the Day Breaks (1999) Village of Idiots (2000) The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg (2001) The Hungry Squid (2002) Falling in Love Again (2003) Ryan (2004) cNote (2005) The Danish Poet (2006) Madame Tutli-Putli (2007) Isabelle au bois dormant (2008) Runaway (2009) Lipsett Diaries (2010) Romance (2011) Paula (2012) Subconscious Password (2013) Me and My Moulton (2014) The Ballad of Immortal Joe (2015) Blind Vaysha (2016) The Tesla World Light (2017) Animal Behaviour (2018) Giant Bear (2019) Hot Flash (2020) Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice (2021) The Flying Sailor (2022) Where Rabbits Come From (2023)
¹ These two films were given honorable mentions rather than officially winning the award, but are included here as no other winner was named above them.