Daddy (2015 feature film)

Daddy is a feature film produced and directed by Mahmoud Shoolizadeh, that has participated in several international film festivals in 2015 and 2016 and has been nominated for and won several awards. The movie was filmed in St. Mary's, Georgia as well as in Jacksonville, Florida, at locations such as the historic Sun Ray Cinema at Five points. Several articles describe the movie's shooting and international film participation in the local newspapers.

Plot

The feature fiction film Daddy as seen in the official movie trailer on YouTube is AbOUT a young teenage boy who finds out his girlfriend is pregnant. The troubled teen changes his ways and tries passionately to prepare for fatherhood, but he has an extremely hard time to cope with the unexpected and shocking challenges he is facing.

Awards and Nominations


  • Award for Best Feature Film at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Award for Best Drama at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Award for Best Screenplay at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Award for Best Original Score at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Award for Best Cinematography at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Award for Best Production Design at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Award for Best Lead actor, at Brasov International Film Festival, September 2015, Brasov, Romania,
  • Finalist for Best Screenplay at the Moondance International Film Festival,
  • Nominee for Best Film at Brasov International Film Festival, September 2015, Brasov, Romania,
  • Nominee for Best Director at Brasov International Film Festival, September 2015, Brasov, Romania,
  • Nominee for Best Screenplay at Brasov International Film Festival, September 2015, Brasov, Romania,
  • Nominee for Best Art Direction at Brasov International Film Festival, September 2015, Brasov, Romania,
  • Nominee for Best Lead Actor at Brasov International Film Festival, September 2015, Brasov, Romania,
  • Nominee for Best Lead Actress at Brasov International Film Festival, September 2015, Brasov, Romania,
  • Nominee for Best Cinematographer at Brasov International Film Festival, September 2015, Brasov, Romania,
  • Nominee for Best Original Music Score at Brasov International Film Festival, September 2015, Brasov, Romania,
  • Nominee for Best Feature Film at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Nominee for Best Independent Film at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Nominee for Best Drama at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Nominee for Best Production Design at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Nominee for Best Screenplay at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Nominee for Best Cinematography at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Nominee for Best Lead Actor under 18 at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Nominee for Best lead Actress under 18 at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Nominee for Best Original Score at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Nominee for Best Hair & Make-up at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA
  • Nominee for Best Costumes at Global Independent Film Awards, July 2015, USA

Festival Participations

  1. World International Film Festival, USA, November 2015
  2. Red Dirt International Film Festival, Stillwater, OK, USA, October 2015
  3. Gig Harbor International Film Festival, Gig Harbor, WA, USA, October 2015
  4. Switzerland Indie Film Festival, Switzerland, October 2015
  5. Jerome Indie International Film & Music Festival, Tempe, Arizona, USA, September 2015
  6. Miami Independent Film Festival, Miami, FL, USA, September 2015
  7. Brasov International Film Festival, Brasov, Romania, September 2015
  8. Los Angeles CineFest Film Festival, LA, California, USA, August 2015
  9. The Boonies International Film Festival, Pennsylvania, USA, August 2015
  10. Portland Rising International Film Festival, Portland, Oregon, USA, August 2015
  11. Global Independent Film Awards, LA, California, USA, July 2015