Day One (2015)

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Movie
Original title Day One
Country of production United States
original language English , Dari
Publishing year 2015
length 25 minutes
Rod
Director Henry Hughes
script Henry Hughes,
Dawn DeVoe
production Michael Steiner
music Omar Fadel
camera Kee Kyung
cut Anisha Acharya
occupation

Day One is an American short film directed by Henry Hughes . He tells of an interpreter who, after an incident on her first assignment in Afghanistan, has to provide obstetrics to a local . The film was shown at numerous film festivals in the USA in 2015 and received a nomination for best short film for the 2016 Academy Awards .

action

During her first mission in Afghanistan, the young woman Feda becomes part of a task force that is supposed to arrest a bomber. During the 10-kilometer march in the mountainous region, she reaches her limits. When she was doing her business during a break, a motorcycle passed the group. A detonation occurs, but no one is injured.

They finally find the suspect in the village. In the scuffle, his pregnant wife falls, and the amniotic sac bursts. Feda examines her and discovers that the unborn child's arm is already sticking out. It has no pulse, so the present Dr. Nasir recommends cutting out the baby, otherwise the mother's life will be in danger. Just before Feda starts to cut, the child moves. They give birth, but the mother dies shortly afterwards from her heavy bleeding. The alleged assassin is then arrested. He hands the child over to Feda with the request that he take good care of it.

criticism

Jennie Kermode of Eye for Film describes Day One as "an intense, visceral film with unused performances from the leading actors". The political positioning of the film, which portrays the Americans as heroes, while the Afghans would take on all the suffering, was sometimes criticized. Alizada would defuse this somewhat in the role of Feda and leave room for doubt. Regardless of the political aspect, Day One is an "impressively well-made film".

Awards

In addition to an Oscar nomination, the film received two Emmys at the 2015 College Television Awards, one the Directing Award (Special Juried Award) and the other first prize for best drama. He also received the LA Student Film Award at the British Academy Film Awards 2015 and competed for the Golden Tadpole in the Student Etudes Competition at the 2015 Camerimage . Becky Silverman received a nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Short Film from the Casting Society of America . Day One also won the jury award for best short film at the Stony Brook Film Festival .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release Info. Internet Movie Database, accessed February 25, 2016 .
  2. ^ Zach Johnson: Oscars 2016 Nominations: Complete List of Nominees. E! Online, January 14, 2016, accessed January 14, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Jennie Kermode: Day One. In: eyeforfilm.co.uk. February 1, 2016, accessed on February 25, 2016 (English): “An intensely visceral film with raw performances from all the main players […] The Americans are very much presented as heroes […], it's really the Afghans […] who do all the suffering. [...] Alizada's performance goes some way towards resolving the problem, making room for doubt; and regardless of the political aspect, this is still an impressively well made film. "
  4. ↑ 2015 Winners. Television Academy Foundation, accessed February 25, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Awards. Internet Movie Database, accessed February 25, 2016 .