THE FILM
Set against the Ethiopian abandoned children crisis, two orphan brothers are faced with the reality of never being adopted. Starring Ethan Herisse from Ava DuVernay’s Emmy®-winning Netflix series WHEN THEY SEE US.
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“What makes "The Other Side" particularly potent as a piece of storytelling is not just its powerful portrayal of a difficult reality for many children in Ethiopia, but also how it becomes a heartrending portrait of hope: how hope is lost, but also how it is held onto, even with the most fragile and tenuous of realities that are beyond these children's control."
– Kat Ascharya, Omeleto
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WINNER - Webby Award® - International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
WINNER - Best Short - Greenwich International Film Festival
WINNER - One to Watch Award - Asian American International Film Festival
WINNER - Best Screenplay, Best Performance - Scout Film Festival
WINNER - Best Narrative Short - Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival
ACADEMY AWARD®-QUALIFYING - Urbanworld Film Festival (HBO, WarnerMedia)
ACADEMY AWARD®-QUALIFYING - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (HBO)
ACADEMY AWARD®-QUALIFYING - Pan African Film Festival
ACADEMY AWARD®-QUALIFYING - Rhode Island International Film Festival (Flickers)
ACADEMY AWARD®-QUALIFYING - Hollyshorts Film Festival
National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY)
DCShorts International Film Festival
SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Washington West Film Festival
FOCUS Film Festival
Booooooom.tv Premiere Pick
Film Shortage Premiere Pick, Best Picks of the Month
Omeleto Premiere Pick
Filmsupply Films Premiere Pick
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Independent Filmmaker Project Z Short Film Showcase
Written & Directed by: Josh Leong
Produced by: Sofia Bara | Bemnet Yemesgen
Executive Producers: Augustine Hong | Jonathan Ferguson | Khalil El-Ghoul | Sounil & Gracie Yu | Daniel & Carolina Bara | Jin & May Leong
Director of Photography: Tom Ingwersen
Edited by: Josh Leong
Music by: Gavin Brivik | Sam Gryzwa
Associate Producer: Sophia Heriveaux
Co-Producer: Josh Leong
Casting: Frehiwot Berhane
Locations: Tedos Teffera
Cast: Ethan Herisse | Wayna | Adonai Kelelom
UPM: Yabsira Megersa
AD: Sofia Bara
1st AC: Daniel Belay
Sound Mixer: Beferdu Teffera
Boom Op: Nahom Samunegus
HMU: Temima Hulala
Art Director: Cameron Protzman
Script Supervisor: Olivia Fournier
Stunts: Nicholas Ortiz | Angela Jordan
PA: Natalie Abbey
Translators: Yodahe Zerihun | Abdirebi Daniel
Sound Design: Upper West Sound | Matthew Orlando
Color: The Mill - NY | Andrew Ceen
Marketing: Celia Tewey | Grace Sessinghaus | Gimga Group
Business Development: Phillip Kearney
In Association with: PLAN Shop Germany | Alexandria Capital | McLean Bible Church | Great Commission Ministries | Orphan Care Ethiopia
Shot on Location in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Contacts, Rights, Distribution: Josh Leong / josh.leong@nyu.edu | Sofia Bara / sofia.bara@nyu.edu