The Light Thief
El Lardon de Luz
WINTER FILM AWARDS 2017 NOMINEE - OUTSTANDING WOMAN DIRECTOR
NOMINEE - BEST HORROR SHORT FILM
2015
Spain, Bahrain
19 mins
Spanish
Winter FEAR Awards Horror Film Competition
| Eva Daoud | |
| Juan Aritio, Samer Aljishi | |
| Angel de Miguel, Maria Pedrojievo |
When the essence of Love is snatched from someone and locked away in a vessel with no name , what happens to those persons and how do they change? How can the broken hearted souls break that curse and recover from their pain? Can they regain their spark by overcoming dark supernatural forces?
About the Director
Eva Daoud is an award-winning Bahraini film director and producer with over 100 International Film Festival Screenings to date. Her first short film was a winner of the Black Pearl Jury Prize for Best Student Film at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in 2010. Daoud is a graduate of the New York Film Academy and holds a degree in Economics and Management. She is experienced in Marketing, Education, Management, Journalism and Broadcasting, and is an avid purveyor of world ancient history and mythology.
Awards
2015 FilmQuest Film Festival (USA) – Best Director, Short Film
2015 FilmQuest Film Festival (USA) – Nominee: Best Fantasy Short, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Score, Best Supporting Actress
2015 Massachusetts Independent Film Festival (USA) – Nominee: Best Cinematography
2015 Los Angeles Underground Film Festival (USA) – Best Foreign Short Film, Best Director
2015 Los Angeles Underground Film Festival (USA) – Best Actor, Angel de Miguel
2015 Los Angeles Underground Film Festival (USA) – Best Actress, Maria Pedroviejo
2015 Irvine International Film Festival (USA) – Best Short Narrative Film (Sci-Fi)
2016 California Women’s Film Festival (USA) – Best Foreign Short Film
2016 California Women’s Film Festival (USA) – Nominee: Best Director
