Do Not Erase
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Do Not Erase is a 2006 short film written and directed by Asitha Ameresekere
. Do Not Erase won Best Short Film at the 60th British Academy Film Awards
(BAFTA).
under British Forces. It isn't long before the video becomes more than just a diary. Set against the backdrop of the current Iraqi conflict, the film explores its impact on an ordinary family in the north of England.
(BAFTA)
22nd Hamburg International Short Film Festival
15th Augsburg Film Festival
short cuts Cologne no.9
Asitha Ameresekere
Asitha Ameresekere is a British-Sri Lankan Filmmaker and Writer.Ameresekere was born in London, and was educated at the Overseas Children's School in Sri Lanka, Harrow School in London and read Classics at Bristol University...
. Do Not Erase won Best Short Film at the 60th British Academy Film Awards
60th British Academy Film Awards
The 60th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts took place on 11 February 2007, and honoured the best films of 2006....
(BAFTA).
Plot
Annie sends video diaries to her 19 year-old son who is stationed in IraqIraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
under British Forces. It isn't long before the video becomes more than just a diary. Set against the backdrop of the current Iraqi conflict, the film explores its impact on an ordinary family in the north of England.
Awards
60th British Academy Film Awards60th British Academy Film Awards
The 60th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts took place on 11 February 2007, and honoured the best films of 2006....
(BAFTA)
- Won: Best Short Film
22nd Hamburg International Short Film Festival
- Won: Audience Award Winner
15th Augsburg Film Festival
- Won: Audience Award Winner
short cuts Cologne no.9
- Won: Jury Award & Audience Award Winner