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SAND MEN 

Neculai, Aurel and Raj all left their homes in Romania for the same reason - to seek a better life for their family. Now, in Britain, with their loved ones depending on them, they survive by creating
sand sculptures on London’s streets.

Credits

Director / Producer: Tal Amiran
Cinematography: Tal Amiran
Editing: Tal Amiran
Sound Design: Rick Blything
Music: Oli Harrison
Foley: Louise Brown
Romanian, English subtitles.
Official selections

Brooklyn Film Festival, 2017
American Documentary Film Festival, 2017
Savannah Film Festival (SCAD), 2017
Cinequest Film Festival, 2018
L’Alternativa Independent Film Festival, 2017
Tirana International Film Festival, 2017
German International Ethnographic Film Festival, 2018
Sarasota Film Festival, 2018
Signes de Nuit International Festival, 2017
Newburyport Documentary Film Festival, 2017
View Point Documentary Film Festival, 2018
Eastern Oregon Film Festival, 2017
 Aesthetica Short Film Festival, 2017
DocuWest Documentary Film Festival, 2017
Gdansk DocFilm Festival, 2017
Shots International Independent Short Film Festival, 2018
One World Romania International Film Festival, 2017
Pärnu Documentary Film Festival, 2017
Wolves International Independent Film Festival, 2017
Still Voices Film Festival, 2017
Social Machinery Film Festival, 2017
Short to the Point, 2017
Pennine Film Festival, 2017
Euregion Film Festival, 2018
Austrian Film Festival, 2017
Spotlight Documentary Film Awards, 2017
Wales International Documentary Film Festival, 2017
World Film Festival, 2017
Cheap Cuts Documentary Film Festival, 2017
The Shortest Nights, 2017
Flatpack Film Festival, 2017
Nottingham International Film Festival, 2017
Southampton International Film Festival, 2017
Vasteras Film Festival, 2017
Norwich Film Festival, 2017
Saratov Film Festival, 2017
London International Documentary Festival, 2017
Pori Film Festival, 2017
Ethnografilm Paris, 2018
Peloponnisos Documentary Film Festival, 2018
In the Palace International Short Film Festival, 2018
Norman Film Festival, 2018
Awards

Vimeo Staff Pick, 2018
Sarasota Film Festival, 2018 - Best Documentary Short
Signes de Nuit International Festival, 2017 - Best Short Documentary
Newburyport Documentary Film Festival, 2017 - Best Short Documentary
Shots International Independent Short Film Festival, 2018 - Best Documentary
Social Machinery Film Festival, 2017 - Best Drama
Pennine Film Festival, 2017 - Best Short Documentary
Gdansk DocFilm Festival, 2017 - Special Jury Award
Southampton International Film Festival, 2017 - Best Short Documentary
Austrian Film Festival, 2017 - Special Mention