Synopsis:
Director: Waris Islam // Dur:5.30 // Format:35mm

Abdul is desperate for the perfect family portrait. All he wants is to capture one moment in time where his family appear happy with his new wife, Michelle; even if it is just a 35th of a second…

After strenuous attempts of trying to get his family to smile, and get along with Michelle; he fails in getting this photograph. However, through the process of not getting the photograph something else happens: Michelle has started to get along with the family. Ultimately, Abdul never does get his picture of a fake moment of happiness; he gets the real thing instead.

Staring: Rez Kempton, Leena Dhingra, Kaleem Janjua, Bhasker Patel, Michelle Cort, Shafali Verma and Dennis Handby.

The Family Portrait represented by the British Council.

Festival Schedule 2005:
March - Tampere International Short Film Festival, Finland
April - Dresden short film,
May - Krakow Short Film Festival, Poland
June - Short Film Festival, Vila Do Conde, Portugal
Brisbane International Festival, Australia
July - Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia
August - International Animation Festival, Hiroshima, Japan
September - Venice Film Festival, Italy;
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
October - Chicago International Film Festival, USA
Bergen International Film Festival, Norway
November - Brest European Short Film Festival, France

Television Sales/Licenses:
BBC4 (UK), Canal+ (Spain), Arte (France), Independent Film Channel (USA), ZDF (Germany), Bravo (Canada) Australia Broadcasting Corporation (Australia).

For more information contact: Atif Ghani, Producer, Aimimage Productions, Unit 5, 63 Pratt St, London, NW1 0BY, 020 7916 3734 or atif@aimimage.com