Sand Men

Neculai, Aurel and Raj all left their homes in Romania for the same reason -
to seek a better life for their family. Now, in Britain, with their loved ones depending on them, they survive by creating sand sculptures on London’s streets.

A documentary film by Tal Amiran

2018 - Winner Best Documentary Short - Sarasota Film Festival (USA)
2017 - Winner Best Short Documentary - Newburyport Documentary Film Festival (USA)
2017 - Winner Best Short Documentary - Southampton International Film Festival (UK)
2017 - Winner Best Short Documentary - Pennine Film Festival (UK)
2017 - Winner The Night Award Best Short Documentary - Signes de Nuit International Festival (France)
2017 - Winner Special Jury Award - Gdansk DocFilm Festival (Poland)
2017 - Winner Special Mention Award - Austrian Film Festival (Austria)
2017 - Winner Best Drama Award - Social Machinery Film Festival (Italy)
2017 - Official Selection - Brooklyn Film Festival (USA)
2017 - Official Selection - American Documentary Film Festival (USA)
2017 - Official Selection - Savannah Film Festival (USA)
2017 - Official Selection - London International Documentary Festival (UK)
2017 - Official Selection - Eastern Oregon Film Festival (USA)
2017 - Official Selection - Aesthetica Short Film Festival (UK)
2017 - Official Selection - DocuWest Documentary Film Festival (USA)
2017 - Official Selection - Tirana International Film Festival (Albania)
2017 - Official Selection - One World Romania International Film Festival (Romania)
2017 - Official Selection - Pärnu Documentary Film Festival (Estonia)
2017 - Official Selection - Wolves International Independent Film Festival (Lithuania)
2017 - Official Selection - Still Voices Film Festival (Ireland)
2017 - Official Selection - Short to the Point (Romania)
2017 - Official Selection - Spotlight Documentary Film Awards (USA)
2017 - Official Selection - Wales International Documentary Film Festival (UK)
2017 - Official Selection - World Film Festival Tartu (Estonia)
2017 - Official Selection - Cheap Cuts Documentary Film Festival (UK)
2017 - Official Selection - The Shortest Nights (UK)
2017 - Official Selection - Flatpack Film Festival (UK)
2017 - Official Selection - Nottingham International Film Festival (UK)
2017 - Official Selection - Vasteras Film Festival (Sweden)
2017 - Official Selection - Norwich Film Festival (UK)
2017 - Official Selection - Saratov Film Festival (Russia)
2017 - Official Selection - Pori Film Festival (Sweden)
2017 - Official Selection - L’Alternativa Independent Film Festival (Spain)
2018 - Official Selection - Ethnografilm Paris (France)
2018 - Official Selection - Peloponnisos Documentary Film Festival (Greece)
2018 - Official Selection - Cinequest Film Festival (USA)
2018 - Official Selection - Euregion Film Festival (Netherlands)
2018 - Official Selection - German International Ethnographic Film Festival (Germany)
2018 - Official Selection - View Point Documentary Film Festival (Belgium)
2018 - Official Selection - Shots International Independent Short Film Festival (Slovenia)
2018 - Official Selection - In the Palace International Short Film Festival (Bulgaria)

Director / Producer: Tal Amiran
Cinematography: Tal Amiran
Editing: Tal Amiran
Sound Design: Rick Blything
Music: Oli Harrison
Foley: Louise Brown

Cast: Tal Amiran, Oli Harrison, Rick Blything and Louise Brown

Tags: Sand Me, Short documentary, Tal Amiran, Award winning, London and Sand dogs