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Film Festival2026 EDITION
Film Festival2026 EDITION
About the film
Short comedy
- Director
- Aliya Kamalova
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Language
- English
Official trailer
Film stills
5 STILLSSynopsis
A lonely woman dreams of becoming a beatboxer.
Festivals and awards
Audience AwardBrooklyn Film Festival2026
World premiereSeattle International Film Festival2026
Narrative short competitionMontclair Film Festival2026
Festival selectionSan Diego Asian Film Festival2026
Credits
- Director
- Aliya Kamalova
- Writing
- Aliya Kamalova, Rachel Marsh
- Producer
- Luke Arreguin
- Cinematographer
- Bettina Campomanes
- Editing
- Lucas Bohlinger
- Music
- Zach Marsh, Ethan Edenburg
- Cast
- Lamorne Morris, Rachel Marsh
Director
Aliya Kamalova
Aliya Kamalova
Aliya Kamalova is a Los Angeles-based director, writer and actress. Born in Kazakhstan and raised in Texas, she makes comedies about social awkwardness and the gap between who people are and who they want to be. Her short Word of Mouth screened at HollyShorts in 2024.
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