One Day This Kid

One Day This Kid
Film poster
Directed byAlexander Farah
Written byAlexander Farah
Produced byJoaquin Cardoner
StarringElyas Rahimi
Mahan Mohammadinasab
Massey Ahmar
CinematographyFarhad Ghaderi
Edited byAlexander Farah
Music byCyrus Reynolds
Production
companies
Boldly
Nimruz
Section 80
Wallop Film
Release date
  • September 6, 2024 (2024-09-06) (TIFF)
Running time
18 minutes
CountryCanada
Languages

One Day This Kid is a 2024 Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Alexander Farah and released in 2024.[1] Inspired by David Wojnarowicz's artwork Untitled (One Day This Kid...), the film centres on Hamed (Elyas Rahimi), a young Afghan Canadian boy who is struggling to come to terms with being gay against the disapproval of his immigrant parents.[1]

The cast also includes Massey Ahmar, Phil Boutros, Justin Cardas, Navid Charkhi, Ashaan Dhillon, Ben Drysdale, Massoud Hashmi, Roohafza Hazrat, Maestro Porus Irani, Shadi Janho, Yuvraj Kalsi, Aydin Malekooti, Mahan Mohammadinasab, Tahera Rahimi, Mostafa Shaker, Panthea Vatandoost and Areen Yadav in supporting roles.

The film premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] It was later screened at the Chilliwack Independent Film Festival, where it won the award for best live action short film.[2]

The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2024.[3] It was later screened at the 2025 South by Southwest film festival, where it won the Narrative Short award.[4] That year, the film also won the Iris Prize.[5] It also won the award for Best Short Film at the 2026 Sundar Prize Film Festival.[6][7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 C.J. Prince, "11 Must-See Short Films at TIFF 2024". The Film Stage, September 2, 2024.
  2. ↑ Tim Molloy, "Mongrels, Universal Language Among Chilliwack Independent Film Festival Winners". MovieMaker, November 25, 2024.
  3. ↑ Carlos Diaz, "Canada’s Top Ten: TIFF Celebrates the Best in Cinema for 2024". That Shelf, January 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ SXSW 2025 Film & TV Jury and Special Awards Winners Announced. SXSW, March 13, 2025.
  5. ↑ Nicholas Bourne (October 19, 2025). "Film about Afghan-Canadian man scoops Welsh prize". BBC News Online. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  6. ↑ Smith, Charlie (2026-04-28). "Sundar Prize Film Festival honours Bayaan as Best Feature Film - Narrative Live Action". Pancouver. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Sundar prizes aplenty at film-fest awards event in Surrey". Surrey Now-Leader. 2026-04-28. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  8. ↑ Smith, Janet (2026-04-29). "Sundar Prize Film Festival winners 2026". Stir. Retrieved June 4, 2026.


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