There Are No Children Here

2023

Short Film

15 minutes

4:3

Sixteen year old Saima is excited to attend her cousins multi-day South Asian wedding with her family. While attending the dholki at her cousin’s house, Saima experiences a sudden, traumatic event, and she turns to the women in her life for guidance before the wedding the next day. What follows is the realization of what it means to be a woman in her world.

Cinematographer

Nikolay Michaylov

Director

Shehrezade Mian

Production Company

Markhor Pictures

Shooting Location

Toronto

Festivals

Canadian Film Fest, Canada

2023

Gandhara Independent Film Festival, Pakistan

2023

WIFT Showcase, Canada

2023

*WINNER – Audience Choice Award
*WINNER - Best of the Showcase

Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival, Canada

2023

Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Canada

2022

Reelworld Film Festival, Canada

2022

Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival, Canada

2022

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Based in Toronto [Canada], EU Passport

Nikolay Michaylov is a Bulgarian-born cinematographer working in Toronto. His feature credits include Matt and Mara (2024), Measures for a Funeral (2024) and the 2020 TFCA Best Canadian Film Award winning and 2020 Canadian Screen Award nominated Anne at 13,000 Ft (2019).

His short film credits include film festival prize winning short films Bad Omen (Bronze - 48th Annual Student Academy Awards) and Oracle (Festival Nouveau du Cinéma 2019 - Canadian Grand Prix). In 2023, Nikolay was selected to participate in the Berlinale Talents Camera Studio.

Nikolay's work has been screened at film festivals around the world that include the Berlinale, TIFF, Cinéma du Réel, BAFICI, and New Directors/New Films in New York. In addition to his narrative works, Nikolay has shot award winning music videos and commercials with various brands.

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Based in Toronto [Canada], EU Passport

Nikolay Michaylov is a Bulgarian-born cinematographer working in Toronto. His feature credits include Matt and Mara (2024), Measures for a Funeral (2024) and the 2020 TFCA Best Canadian Film Award winning and 2020 Canadian Screen Award nominated Anne at 13,000 Ft (2019).

His short film credits include film festival prize winning short films Bad Omen (Bronze - 48th Annual Student Academy Awards) and Oracle (Festival Nouveau du Cinéma 2019 - Canadian Grand Prix). In 2023, Nikolay was selected to participate in the Berlinale Talents Camera Studio.

Nikolay's work has been screened at film festivals around the world that include the Berlinale, TIFF, Cinéma du Réel, BAFICI, and New Directors/New Films in New York. In addition to his narrative works, Nikolay has shot award winning music videos and commercials with various brands.

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Information

Based in Toronto [Canada], EU Passport

Nikolay Michaylov is a Bulgarian-born cinematographer working in Toronto. His feature credits include Matt and Mara (2024), Measures for a Funeral (2024) and the 2020 TFCA Best Canadian Film Award winning and 2020 Canadian Screen Award nominated Anne at 13,000 Ft (2019).

His short film credits include film festival prize winning short films Bad Omen (Bronze - 48th Annual Student Academy Awards) and Oracle (Festival Nouveau du Cinéma 2019 - Canadian Grand Prix). In 2023, Nikolay was selected to participate in the Berlinale Talents Camera Studio.

Nikolay's work has been screened at film festivals around the world that include the Berlinale, TIFF, Cinéma du Réel, BAFICI, and New Directors/New Films in New York. In addition to his narrative works, Nikolay has shot award winning music videos and commercials with various brands.

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