Abandon
Based on true events that shook California's system of foster care. Two troubled youth escape the restrains of a group home facility in search of a better place.
The short film is a study of the sensibility of at-risk kids confined in a broken system, ostracized by the society.
Directed by Varun Chopra
OFFICIAL SELECTION :
BOGOTA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Bogota, Colombia), 2017
SEOUL INT'L YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, South Korea), 2017
HYPERFEST - INT'L STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Bucharest, Romania), 2017
ALTER-NATIVE INT'L SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Tirgu Mures, Romania), 2017
SHORT LONG WORLD FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Argentina), 2017
NORTH CAROLINA FILM AWARD (Competition, North Carolina, USA), 2017
CINEMA CITY FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Novi Sad, Serbia), 2017
STEAM HOUSE ENTERTAINMENT INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS (Avenal, CA, USA), 2017
LEBANON INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS FESTIVAL (Nabatiyeth, Lebanon), 2017
FOUR SEASONS FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, London, United Kingdom), 2018
CA’ FOSCARI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Venice, Italy), 2018
CAPITAL CITY FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Lansing, MI, USA), 2018
SAN SEBASTIAN HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, San Sebastian, Spain), 2018
FRONT RANGE FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Longmont, CO, USA), 2018
DOC SUNBACK FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Mulvane, Kansas, USA), 2018
ALPINALE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Nenzing, Austria), 2018
REVOLUTION ME FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, New York, US), 2018 - Best Student Film, Best Social Awareness Film
Afra Sophia Tully (Faith) - Winner, Young Entertainer Award 2018, Nominee, Young Artists Awards 2018, Nominee, Best Youth Actor @ Revolution Me Film Festival 2018.
Acquired by and Available on PBS through KQED Film School Shorts