Absent

Resigned to a mundane life of caring for a mother with dementia, Zola sees a fleeting chance at escape when she runs into an old crush. CREDITS Starring Adiagha Faizah, Akim Black, Carol London Written and Directed by Sudarshan Suresh Produced by Steven Chua Co-written with Shakti Bhagchandani Director of Photography - Alejandro Mejia Sound Recordist - Alistair Farrant Production Designer - Matthew Sibilia Music Composer - Zev Burrows Co-producer - Sola Fasehun Production Manager/ Catering - Marina Piedade, Kritika Dey 1st Assistant Director - Thais Drassinower 2nd Assistant Director - Nelicia Low Art Director - Lawrence Webber Casting Director - Carly Kastel Assistant Casting Director - Carly Brauer Production Assistant - Erica Wong Sound Assistant - Sean Dunn, Dorian Cambi 1st AC - Joel Vasquez, Liza Gipsova, Andrew Stephen Lee Gaffer - Jon Branden Grip - Kyle Seeger, Emre Gulcan Music Scoring Mixer - Alex Venguer Music Contractor: Sandy Park Colorist - Markus Englmair Sound Design & Mix - Anish John Editors - Sudarshan Suresh, Shakti Bhagchandani AWARDS Directors Guild of America Student Filmmaker Award Winner Student Film Award, Hamptons International Film Festival Prix du Public, Champs Elysees Film Festival Jury Honors, Columbia University Film Festival SCREENINGS Hamptons International Film Festival New Orleans Film Festival Atlanta Film Festival Pan African Film Festival Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Champs Elysees Film Festival Luna da Cortos Film Festival Jagran Film Festival