Benjamin, Benny, Ben

Benjamin, Benny, Ben is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Paul Shkordoff and released in 2020.[1] The film stars Anwar Haj as Benjamin, a Black Canadian man on his way to a job interview, whose preparations are threatened when he trips and falls along the way.[1]

Benjamin, Benny, Ben
Film poster
Directed byPaul Shkordoff
Written byPaul Shkordoff
Produced byJason Aita
StarringAnwar Haj
Natalie Gallard
CinematographyPeter Hadfield
Edited byBrendan Mills
Music byKyle McCrea
Release date
  • September 13, 2020 (2020-09-13) (TIFF)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] where it was named the winner of the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[3] It was also named as an official selection of the short films competition at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival,[4] which proceeded in October 2020 despite the cancellation of the overall festival in the spring.[5]

The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.[6]

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards.[7]

References
  1. Andrew Parker, "A Look at Short Cuts Programme 03 | TIFF 2020". TheGATE.ca, September 12, 2020.
  2. Jeremy Kay, "TIFF adds special events including new edition of Planet Africa, live talks series". Screen Daily, August 25, 2020.
  3. Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, September 20, 2020.
  4. Fabien Lemercier, "The short films vying for the Palme d’Or at Cannes unveiled". Cineuropa, 19 June 2020.
  5. Manori Ravindran, "Cannes Film Festival Plans Three-Day Special Event in October". Variety, 28 September 2020.
  6. Victoria Ahearn, "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020" Archived 2021-01-04 at the Wayback Machine. Squamish Chief, December 9, 2020.
  7. Brent Furdyk (March 30, 2021). "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021.


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