Original Title: Don't Look Away
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English Title: Don't Look Away
Year and month of production: 2023
Length: 15 minutes
Production country: France
Genre: Fiction
Language: English, French
Subtitles: English, French
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A photo-journalist's relationship with her lover is tested to breaking point when she insists on covering a war in her country of birth.

SIMON ZHOU

Simon ZHOU is an independent filmmaker based in Paris. His first short film, Coiffeur, was awarded Best Director at the BBC-sponsored Little Wing Film Festival, and Best Narrative Short at the HiShorts! Film Festival by a jury including Elia Suleiman, Nadav Lapid and Peggy Chiao. His second short film, Don't Look Away, recently had its premiere at the Independent Spirit Film Festival in Sheffield. He is currently developing his first feature film, Happy Tombsweeping, a meditation on family and ghosts. ​

Selections

Spirit of Independence Film Festival: Official Selection (Sheffield, UK)

Awards