THE SWEETEST GOODBYE
THE SWEETEST GOODBYE (2024, drama): When a chronically ill woman throws a goodbye party under false pretenses, her best friend uncovers the real reason behind her departure – and confronts her in a last-ditch effort to get her to stay.
STARRING: Emily Schooley & Salma Dharsee
SCREENINGS:
- Valkyrie International Film Festival – 2024
*Nominee: Best Drama - Miami International Short Film Festival – 2024
- Toronto Multicultural Film Festival – 2024
- Gilbert Baker Film Festival – 2024
- CineMAZ – 2024
*Winner: Best International Film
*Winner: Best Actress – International
*Winner: Dona Neném Trailblazing Women in Film Special Jury Award
*Nominee: Best Director
*Nominee: Best Screenplay
*Nominee: Best Original Soundtrack - Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival – 2024
- Kuala Lumpur International Film Awards – 2025
- Pyralume: Love Notes Film Festival – 2025
- Fabliaux: Short Tales of Modern Love – 2025
- Grand River Film Festival – 2025
- Arts Etobicoke Showcase – 2025
- 284 Excellence Film Festival – 2025
- Nassau Film Festival – 2025
*Honorable Mention - Lift Off Global Film Festival – 2025
- Festival Angaelica – 2025
- AJR Vision Festival de Cine Independiente – 2025
*Nominee: Best Short Film - Reale Film Festival – 2025
*Runner Up (Honorable Mention): Best International Film - Absurd Film Festival – 2025
*Runner Up (Honorable Mention): Best LGBTQ+ Short
A special thank you to our Chuffed contributors, along with Canada Council for the Arts, Panavision, Sunbelt, Ontario Arts Council, and Workman Arts.