being (2023)

an original short by Ziyne Abdo

A young woman finds new family after being abandoned by her own.

Awards: Official Selection - Big Apple Film Festival (2023) | Official Selection - The Film Collective Short Film Festival (2023) | Official Selection - NYU First Run Film Festival (2024) | NYU Faculty Commendation for Filmmaking (2024) | Audience Choice for Undergraduate Advanced Production: Drama and Family (2024) | Official Selection - British Urban Film Festival (2024) | Official Selection - New Faces New Voices (2024)

Cast & Crew

"Ella" - Zionnah Sheppard

"Symphora" - Naiomi Israel

“Jan” - Jaylen Axel

“Safi” - Alexia Williams

“Aunt Amira” - Valerie V. Johnson

Director/Writer/Producer - Ziyne Abdo

Producer - Jenny Li

Director of Photography - Marshall Wayne Cooper

Casting Director - Jordan Powell

Costume Designer - Marisa Razo

Editor - Shaye James

Sound Designer - Alexandria Hellman

Colorist - Andrés Cortez

Music - Aalisha Jaisinghani

Line Producer - Oviya Adhan

Assistant Director - Kaylynn Parks

Second Assistant Director - Jamauri Bagby

Second Assistant Director - Alison De Leon Escobar

Gaffer - Nile Price

Gaffer - Jackson Yeomans

Grip - Schune Fu

Sound Mixer - Brandon Chung

Sound Mixer - Nile Price

Boom Operator - Gandhi Mendoza

Boom Operator - Stephanie Korley

ADR Engineer - Josey

Foley Artist - Josey

Script Supervisor - Gabriel Guimaraes

Script Supervisor - Kailynne Lee Chiu

Nail Technician - Cheryl Botchway

Production Assistant - Lee Boodoo

Production Assistant - Madaleine Cutone

Production Assistant - Sterling Grube

Production Assistant - Brynn J. Hutchinson

Production Assistant - Stephanie Korley

Cargo Van Driver - Amy Li

Publicity Director - Sola Benson

Promotional Videographer - Anthony M. Rivera

Promotional Photographer - Lauryn Darden

Associate Producer - Abbas Burka

Associate Producer - Kendra Clark

Associate Producer - Cindy & Neil Gleason

Associate Producer - Momina Osman