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One Small Step

By

Aqsa Altaf

Duration

13 MIN

Language

English

Subtitles

French

Country

United States

Year

2017

Let yourself be tempted by a COMING OF AGE DRAMA about ABSENCE
Diffusion completed

Synopsis

A 9-year-old girl attempts to juggle the responsibilities of school and her younger siblings after her mother goes missing.

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Direction

Aqsa Altaf

Los Angeles based filmmaker Aqsa Altaf loves to capture moments that feel like they are stolen from everyday life. She graduated from USC film school with two thesis films, one as a director, the other as a writer. The thesis film that she directed, One Small Step, premiered at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2018 as well as got shortlisted for BAFTA Student Film Awards.

Editing

Clayton Kinson

Sound mixing

Jeffery McDonald

Cinematographer

Dakota Adeny

Screenplay

Travis Rush

Producer

Alexandra Christensson
Derek Tonks

Art direction

Shannon McDonough

Original Title

One Small Step

English Title

One Small Step

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