Inspired by Iran
Made in Vancouver
Premiered at Tribeca
The Shade
Accolades
- Official Selection, 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, New York, NY
- Screened all over the world, including Montreal, Hollyood, and on Asiana Air flights
Behind the Scenes
The Shade is the first Farsi language film produced at VFS. Aryan Atri, the little boy in the film, had never acted before and didn’t speak Farsi, though he could read it. Says Producer Jessica Greenwood, “[Director] Mohammad went through the process of teaching him the lines in Farsi and making cue cards.” A location near the airport in Richmond, BC, a suburb of Vancouver, stood in for Central Iran.
Film Production at Vancouver Film School
Students in the one-year Film Production program at VFS, mentored by respected film professionals, learn filmmaking from top to bottom while they direct, produce, write, shoot, design, and edit short dramas and documentaries that become their calling cards in the industry.
Student films made at VFS have premiered at major festivals around the world, including Cannes, Tribeca, Toronto, Los Angeles, and Vancouver, and graduates have been honored at the Emmys and Independent Spirit Awards.
» Find out more about the Film Production program here.
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