2025 Iris Prize

One Day This Kid

As told by filmmaker Alexander Farah through a deftly composed array of small yet pivotal moments, a first-generation Afghan Canadian man takes steps toward establishing an identity of his own while always conscious of his father's shadow.

DIRECTOR:

Alexander Farah (He/Him/His)

PRODUCER:

Joaquin Cardoner

WRITER:

Alexander Farah

RELEASE YEAR:

2024, Language: Farsi, English

Canada, 18 mins

Fel y’i hadroddir gan y gwneuthurwr ffilmiau Alexander Farah trwy gyfres fedrus o eiliadau bach ond allweddol, mae dyn o Ganada -Affganistan o’r genhedlaeth gyntaf yn cymryd camau tuag at sefydlu hunaniaeth ei hun tra’n ymwybodol bob amser o gysgod ei dad.


Alexander Farah is a queer Afghan-Canadian filmmaker whose work has screened globally at TIFF, Berlinale, Telluride, and Clermont-Ferrand. He holds two Jury Prizes and one Audience Choice Award from SXSW for his projects Meet You At The Light and One Day This Kid, both of which he directed.


Mae Alexander Farah yn wneuthurwr ffilmiau cwiar o Affganistan a Chanada y mae ei waith wedi’i ddangos yn fyd-eang yn TIFF, Berlinale, Telluride, a Clermont-Ferrand. Mae wedi ennill dwy Wobr y Rheithgor ac un Wobr Dewis y Gynulleidfa gan SXSW am ei brosiectau Meet You At The Light ac One Day This Kid, y ddau ohonynt ganddo ef.


2025 Iris Prize Shortlist