SIMO - Short Film

It’s out!!! is now available on !!! ⚽️🏃🏽

We’re so happy to finally share the film with everyone.
There’s only a few days left before the voting ends 👀 spread the word ❤️

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The film is also available on the New Yorker YouTube channel.

Enfin! SIMO - Short Film est maintenant disponible gratuitement sur les ondes de UnisTV !

C’est un grand plaisir de finalement partager le film avec vous.

Lien disponible dans les commentaires!

It’s all smiles until it’s time to shoot outside 🥶

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Last spring, received Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Coup de Coeur’ award at the 19th Gala Prends Ça Court in Montreal, in addition to 7 other awards.

I’m incredibly grateful to be recognized by my peers and by an industry giant such as Denis Villeneuve, an artist that I admire and look up to. His artistic journey is an inspiration to me. Merci Denis.

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Le printemps dernier, SIMO a reçu le prix 'Coup de Cœur' de Denis Villeneuve lors du 19e Gala Prends Ça Court à Montréal, en plus de 7 autres prix.

Je suis incroyablement choyé d'être reconnu par mes pairs et par un géant de l'industrie tel que Denis Villeneuve, un artiste que j’admire beaucoup. Son parcours artistique est une source d'inspiration pour moi. Merci Denis.

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📸 Sebastien Roy
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Here’s what the programmers had to say about

The film had its European premiere last winter at the 73rd Berlinale Generation 14+, following its international premiere at Sundance and its world premiere at TIFF.

We were delighted by the film’s reception in Berlin. Thank you for the incredible experience and for the opportunity to show our film to your audience.

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1/3 Winner of over 25 awards including TIFF’s Best Canadian Short & Denis Villeneuve’s Coup de Coeur Award at the 18th Prends Ça Court! Gala.

Selected at over 50 Festivals including and .

The genre bending Simo is inspired by Aziz Zoromba’s upbringing as a first generation Canadian of Egyptian descent.

“Featuring an all-Egyptian cast, with riveting performances from leads Basel and Seif El Rayes, director Aziz Zoromba’s SIMO is a slick, fast-paced and affecting study of adolescent masculinity, fraternal feuds and resilience.” — MIFF

Simo, directed by Aziz Zoromba, For Your Consideration — Best Live Action Short.

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Director .zoromba adds that “SIMO is a personal exploration of teenage-hood. It is an intimate look into an immigrant family’s resilience and the power they hold when united. I wanted to reconnect with the elements that defined that period for me: music, video-games & football — each representing alternative outlooks on masculinity & our attachment to our cultural heritage.”

Portrait of the cast of
Basel El Rayes, Seif El Rayes & Aladeen Tawfeek.

Photos credit: .rabz
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More reviews from
Thank you to everyone who logged/rated/reviewed 🙏🏽 We love reading them. If you haven’t yet, don’t hesitate to leave a review on Letterboxd and IMDB.

Quelques critiques Letterboxd. N’hésitez pas à laisser un commentaire sur Letterboxd & IMDB🙏🏽

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SIMO - Short Film est parmi les finalistes pour le prix du meilleur court ou moyen métrage de fiction aux prix Iris 2023. Merci Québec Cinéma pour cette reconnaissance!

Félicitation à toute l’équipe 👏🏽

Following the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, named SIMO among their favourites of the festival.

“Needless to say that [ ] is a strong contender for next year’s FYC season. Walking a line between family drama and action film, the film is a poignant coming of age that touches on identity and coming into our own.” — (Céline Roustan)

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