The Best

Short Film | Muscled Melodrama | 10 Min | Colour

A South Asian bodybuilder internally pumps himself to hide his true feelings in the wake of a life-changing tragedy.

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: IAN BAWA 
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: MARKUS HENKEL
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: HUIRU SHI
PRODUCED BY: MALACHI ELLIS & NIC ALTOBELLI
EDITED BY: TED HUSBAND
SCORE BY: AMINE BOUZAHER

MANDEEP SODHI AS MUSCLE MAN

The Best was produced in 2023 through the Norman Jewison Film Program

The Best acknowledges the support of the Canadian Film Centre, Naltobel Productions and Malachi Ellis Productions.

The film was produced with the support of Sunbelt Rentals Film & TV, Keslow Camera, Panavision, Formosa Group, Picture Shop, and Eastern Script.

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