40+ Festival Selections, 5 Awards & counting. ZOO by: Will Niava Synopsis: An encounter between three misfits and a troubled man takes an unexpected turn. Follow ZOO on Social Media: instagram.com/zooshortfilm CAST Amos: Amos Nzamba Slim: Brendan Sheehan Santos: Ian Contreras Man: Ian Cloutier CREW Writer - Director - Producer - Editor: Will Niava Production: Alleck Doxer — Dark Room Studio Anthony Galati — Private Possessions Adam Hodgins — Private Possessions Cinematographer: Simran Dewan Production Manager/1st AD: Angela Diaz Casting: Will Niava Artistic Direction & Costume: Aletha Persaud Makeup & Hair: Mary Jane Khalife Gaffer: Harley Francis 1st Assistant Camera: Charles-Antoine Auger Key Grip: Maxime Forget Best Girl: Clara Gagnon Steadicam Operator: Benoît Gauthier Boom Operator/Sound Mixer: Dominic Caterina Re-recording Mixer: Zachary Scholes Dialogue Editor: Mario Lombardi Additional Recording: Louis Aka Trudel Pre-Mix: Marie Jou Comilang-Costales Colourist: Martin Gaumond Assistant Colourist: Hugo Mazo Editing Supervisor: Alleck Doxer Props: Brent Radford Production Assistant: Ben Soussan BTS Photographer: Sven Bjorksson Festival Manager: Amir Zargara Distribution: Will Niava & Anthony Galati Original Score: Adam Hodgins & Anthony Galati Music: Joey Sherrett, Jacob Frankow, Solitary Dancer Poster: Amos Nzamba, Kofi Ofosu, Will Niava Title Supervisor: Sebastien Camden Film Equipment: Cineground, Cinepool Contact: zooshortfilm@gmail.com willniava@gmail.com _____________ Criterion Collection of Films — 2021/22 Vimeo Staff Pick — November 2020 RSF Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival — Finalist Festival REGARD — Finalist Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival — Semi-Finalist Longue vue sur le court — Semi-Finalist Tirana International Film Festival — Official Selection Nashville Film Festival — Official Selection International Short Film Festival Berlin — Official Selection Stage 32 Short Film Competition — Award Winner Raindance — Stage 32 Competition Austin Film Festival — Stage 32 Competition HollyShorts — Stage 32 Competition Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival — Runner Up Audience Choice Best Short Film Vancouver International Film Festival — Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival — Quebec Films Official Selection Off-Courts Trouville — Official Selection Les Perceides — Official Selection Festival du Cinéma International en Abitibi-Témiscamingue — Official Selection Cinemania - Official Selection French Riviera Film Festival — Award Winner (Best Actor, Amos Nzamba) Courts D’un Soir — Award Winner Blackfilm.com — Award Winner New York Lift-Off Film Festival — Award Nominees (Best Cinematographer, Best Acting Ensemble) The Lift-Off Sessions First-Time Filmmaker Sessions Rome Independent Prisma Awards International Changing Perspectives Short Film Festival Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival San Francisco Black Film Festival New York African Film Festival Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival Rapport Festival: Black Film Festival Los Angeles Black Film Festival Say It Loud FIlm Festival Sands Film Festival Canada’s Yes! Let’s Make a Movie Film Festival Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival Lift-Off Showcase Extravaganza Selection Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival Paris Lift-Off Film Festival Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival To Action International Film Festival Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival SPECIAL THANKS TO Adjoa Victor Patricia Louise Chelsea Lewis Catharine Mack Julie Roch-Cuerrier Emily Learned Jeremy Comte Daniela Andrade Sarah Mackenzie Mishka Kornai Bortei Anakin Ryan MacDowell Nazim Elnur Daniel Jituboh Dan Carr Jackie Zhou Alexandre D Coderre Mista Ko' Maeva Melcom Elchibegian Sebastien Camden Raffa Clemente Flores Jyce The Bernklaus Joe Galati Thomas Lorgio Niim Pierre & Paul Sieur Ahlia Mathura Aka Tei Evren Boisjoli Celeste Jamneck Mattias Graham Adam Loyan Melissa Bouchard Christian Atanga Lucy from the Dep Wojciech Alex Proulx (Criterion) REGARD SODEC Braku Star Fedeariels Ossima Jahmensky Lubin La Ville Pointe Claire _______ FREEWILL

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