(BAFTA Shortlisted)
"From the soundtrack to the acting to the cinematography and editing, there’s not a hair out of place...
Dawn is an excellent short film that subtly grips you from start to finish,
and Stephanie Zari is a director to keep an eye on."
~ The London Film Review
"Brilliant piece of work. The writing, the direction and cinematography impressed."
~ IndieFlix Review
Dawn is a psychological drama exploring the bond of triplets, broken at birth, that sends surviving siblings Jude and Madison on an intimate quest to fill their sense of loss, grief and loneliness. On their 36th birthday, the missing link in their trinity lays just around the corner.
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Vimeo
IndieFlix
REVIEWS
FESTIVALS
Shorts On Tap + Women in Revolt 2016
BAFTA shortlisted (final15), UK 2014
Hunger.tv, 2014
Collabor8te, 2014
Cinema Jam, UK & Poland 2014
POW Festival, Portland, USA 2014
Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK 2013
Dublin International SFF, Ireland 2013
Pentedattilo Film Festival, Italy 2013
NYC Downtown Film Festival, USA 2013
Busan International Short Film Festival, South Korea 2013
A Corto di Donne, Italy 2013
London Short Film Festival, UK 2013
Cannes Court Metrage, France 2012
MARIGOLDS ~ 16 mins
"This deviant story, set in such a painfully normal environment, makes for one beautifully disturbing film."
~ Little White Lies
Susannah is living a typically quiet and dusty life in the suburbs with her husband Paul, when an unexpected visit from her son, Piers, surfaces a dark secret that has been brewing since he left the nest 15 years ago. As Susannah struggles to come to terms with Piers' relationship with his new girlfriend, her typical mediocre existence is slowly stripped away to reveal an obsession that is anything but typical...or secret.
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AWARDS
BEST DIRECTOR, Underwire Film Festival, UK
BEST SCREENPLAY Nominee, Underwire Film Festival, UK
REVIEWS
FESTIVALS
Broadcast on BBC HD Shorts February 2012
Shorts On Tap + Women In Revolt Series, UK, 2015 & 2016
Shooting People Film of The Month, Finalist 2014
Hunger.tv, 2014
Collabor8te, 2014
Women Mujeres Spanish Film Festival 2012
BBC Filmnetwork 2011
NewFilmmakers L.A. at Gower Street Studios 2011
Cannes Court Metrage 2011
Britspotting, Berlin 2011
L.A. International Women's Film Festival, 2011
London Short Film Festival 2011
Underwire Film Festival, UK 2010 (Best Director)
3rd Branchage International Film Festival, UK 2010
30th Cambridge Film Festival, UK 2010
Lady Filmmakers Festival, L.A. 2010
ArtsFest Birmingham 2010, UK 2010
Salon des Refuses, UK
Bestival, UK 2010
