Need (2020)


Awards / Nominations / Official Selections:
A person suffering from a mild obsessive compulsion of washing her hands struggles as she goes on a two-night hiking and camping journey with her partner, where they only take with them a two-litre bottle of water each.

Stephen Rota

  • Golden Fox Award at the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival - India
  • JURY WINNER - BEST SHORT FILM at the International Halicarnassus Film Festival - Turkey
  • Honorable Mention at the Milan Gold Awards - Italy
  • Best Action at the Rome International Movie Awards - Italy
  • Award Winner at the Black Swan international Film Festival - India
  • Outstanding Achievement Award at Druk International Film Festival (DIFF) - Bhutan
  • Best Romance at the Red Movie Awards - France
  • Honorable Mention at the Florence Film Awards - Italy
  • Finalist at CLIMAX Critics Awards - (1,374 submissions) 
  • Semi Finalist at the Lonely Wolf International Film Festival - London
  • Semi-Finalist at White Vulture Film Festival - New Jersey United States
  • Nominee at the SENSEI Tokyo FilmFest 2022 - (1,499 submissions) - Tokyo
  • Nominee at FilmHaus Berlin (2 nods from the Jury) - Berlin
  • Official Selection at the 6th San Antonio Independent Film Festival (6th Fescisa) - Ecuador
  • Official Selection at the Kalakari Film Festival - India
  • Official Selection at the Sweet Democracy Film Awards - Italy
  • Official Selection at the 8 & HalFilm Awards - Italy
  • Official Selection at the London Movie Awards - UK
  • Official Selection of the 'First-time Filmaker Sessions' by Lift-Off Global Network - UK 
  • Official Selection at the Repton Filmfest' 22 - UK
  • Official Selection at the Malta Indie Shorts - Malta