Scaring Women at Night

2022 Canadian film
  • September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13) (TIFF)
Running time
11 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish

Scaring Women at Night is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Karimah Zakia Issa and released in 2022.[1] The film stars Izaiah Dockery as Ash, a Black transgender man who is walking alone in the dark, but becomes very nervous that Ella (Kavita Musty), a woman also walking alone nearby, may potentially view him as a threat.[2]

The film premiered in the Short Cuts program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

Awards

The film was screened at the 2023 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, where Issa won the Emerging Canadian Artist award.[4]

The film won the 2023 Iris Prize for best LGBTQ-themed short film.[5]

References

  1. ^ Céline Roustan, "Scaring Women at Night". Short of the Week, September 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Adnan M., "TIFF 2022: ‘Scaring Women at Night’ is going to challenge your social cues". The Arts Guild, September 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Kelly Townsend, "Lindsay Blair Goeldner prepares to take TIFF by storm". Playback, September 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Valerie Complex, "InsideOut 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Announces 2023 Award Winners". Deadline Hollywood, June 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Alastair James, "Iris Prize: Scaring Women at Night takes top prize at LGBTQ+ Film Festival". Attitude, October 14, 2023.

External links

  • Scaring Women at Night at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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