Presented by Vasta Productions
Director: Usman Riaz
Distributor: Watermelon Pictures
Watermelon Pictures is a film production and distribution company rooted in creative resistance. Their stated mission is to champion unheard voices, inspire the world to stand up to injustice and imagine our way into a shared, liberated future. They aim to enrich the cultural landscape by promoting stories that reflect the perspectives and experiences of Palestinians as well as other marginalized groups around the world.
In The Glassworker, a hand drawn animated feature film set in a location loosely inspired by Pakistan, A young Vincent and his father Tomas run the finest glass workshop in the country and find their lives upended by an impending war in which they want no part
The Glassworker is nominated for the following Lost Weekend Awards:
Best Animated Feature
Best Story
Web/Social: www.watermelonpictures.com, @watermelon_pics