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Nameday

Year of completion
2000
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
Mystery, Thriller
Duration
23 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

NAMEDAY is the story of a girl who comes home for her father's name day party. She has remembered an incident from her childhood that leads her to suspect her father is a murderer. Stalked by the woman she believes to be his victim, she returns home to discover that the woman is a mirror image of herself and bearer of the same name.
Completion Year
2000
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Eleni Arbus

Writer

Eleni Arbus

Awards

2001 — Festival der Nationen (Kino Ebensee) – Silver Bear

2000 — Victorian College of the Arts School of Film and Television – Best Achievement in Direction - Eleni Arbus

Screenings

2001 — International Short Film Festival of Drama

2001 — Festival der Nationen (Kino Ebensee)

2001 — International Film Festival of Montecatini Terme

2001 — International Thessaloniki Festival

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