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Foam (film)
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'Foam' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Omar Elhamy and released in 2020.[https://linitiative.ca/cume-de-omar-elhamy-en-comptition-officielle-la-70e-berlinale/ "CUME de Omar Elhamy En comptition officielle la 70e Berlinale"]. 'L'Initiative', February 10, 2020. The film stars Hakim Loudyi as Hakim, a man whose return to work at a car wash following a stint in jail does not go as expected, when his boss announces that the car wash is closing.Charlie Cliche, [https://www.atuvu.ca/fil-culturel-actualite-culturelle/actualite-cinema/fnc-suggestions-de-court-metrage-dici "FNC: Les courts-mtrages d'ici ne pas manquer"]. 'Atuvu', October 15, 2020.
The film premiered at the 70th Berlin Film Festival in February 2020., [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2020-02-28/hommage-a-la-grande-helen-mirren-a-la-berlinale "Hommage la grande Helen Mirren la Berlinale"]. 'La Presse', February 28, 2020. It had its Canadian premiere at the Festival du nouveau cinma in October 2020, where it won the National Short Film Competition.[https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2020-10-19/festival-du-nouveau-cinema/la-louve-d-or-remise-a-atlantis.php "La Louve dor remise Atlantis"]. 'La Presse', October 19, 2020.
It was subsequently named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2020.Victoria Ahearn, [https://www.squamishchief.com/toronto-international-film-festival-releases-top-ten-lists-for-2020-1.24252475 "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020"]. 'Squamish Chief', December 9, 2020.
The film won the Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021.Andr Duchesne, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2021-06-06/gala-quebec-cinema/la-deesse-des-mouches-a-feu-grand-gagnant.php "La desse des mouches feu grand gagnant"]. 'La Presse', June 6, 2021.
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