Date: Thursday, May 29 – Tuesday, June 10, 2025, ONLINE: Thursday, April 24 – Sunday, June 30, 2025

International Program

Competition 6

Brighter Days

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Set in the near future, where natural light has become a luxury, Brighter Days tells the story of Edgar, a father determined to drag sunlight into his dark home and give his kids a magical experience they'll never forget.

Director
Sheida Sheikhha
Time
0:13:40
Country
Czech Republic, China
Genre
Sci-Fi
Year
2024
Cast
Václav Marhold, Tereza Svejdová, Lucie Lamacová, Oliver Vyskocil

Awards Nominations

2nd International Project Spark - Winner (For Pre-Production)

Director

Sheida Sheikhha

Sheida is an Iranian writer/director with a background in Architecture and two MFAs in Film from Tehran University and FAMU. She's been teaching filmmaking at FAMU since 2022. Her graduation short, “Please Rise" premiered at EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2023. She recently won the International Project Spark Award and is now developing “Empty House” (HollyShorts’ ISA Award Winner).

Cast

Václav Marhold, Tereza Svejdová, Lucie Lamacová, Oliver Vyskocil

Screening

Screening Venue

VenueScheduleTicket Reservation
Omotesando Hills Space O2025.5.30 [Fri] 15:40-17:30

Online Screening

OnlinescheduleOnline Screening
Online Grand Theater2025.06.12 [Thu] - 06.30 [Mon]

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Sponsors

KODANSHA Ltd.

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Hoppy Beverage co.

Digital Hollywood Co., Ltd.

NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD.

CRG Co.,Ltd.

The JIKEI COM Group of Colleges

Festival Partner

Little Universe OKINAWA produced by Aim Universe

Event Partner

TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY

Creative Partner

TYO Inc.

Japan Cultural Expo 2.0

Media Partners

J-WAVE, Inc.

CONDÉ NAST JAPAN

TOKYO HEADLINE

Media Supporters

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Kinema Junposha., Ltd

ORICON NEWS

English Media Supporter

Kyodo News Plus

Festival Supporters

MORI Building

War and the Power To Live Program Special Support

International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC)

Venue Supporter

NTT Urban Development Corporation

Tokyo Tokyo Festival