Polly Pierce
Director
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"One Baby, Please"
Comedy Pilot Teaser
produced by the National Screen Institute's
Series Incubator Program
Created and Written by Mostafa Shaker
Directed by Polly Pierce
"One Baby, Please" will be an 8-episode half hour comedy series that centres on Omar and Dieon. They're an interacial gay couple living in Vancouver, Canada and they want to have a baby. The only hiccups are their opposing cultural values (Egyptian and Bajan), their families, their friends and the bureaucracy and technicalities that surrounds the process itself!
We have shot the teaser for the pilot at the end of July 2022 to contribute to our pitch package for development.
Stills by Les Puchala
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"One Baby, Please!" has won the following awards at the Independent Shorts Awards, LA (Feb 2023):
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Gold Award for Best LGBTQ Short Film
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Bronze Award for Best Microfilm
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Bronze Award for Best Cinematography
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Bronze Award for Best Ensemble Cast
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Honorable Mention for Best Editing
And had it's BC, Canada premiere at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival in August, 2023