Film

Linda Karshan : Covid 19 Conversation

August 2020

A Stonedog Production, Directed by Ishmael Annobil

While under Covid-19 lockdown, Linda Karshan recalled her father’s polio affliction in the 1952 epidemic, and his gallant battle against it. This inspired her to produce her most prolific body of work to date: “…because I can stand up, and he could not.”

This film throws light on the pioneering artist’s Inner and outer impulses, and the influential role played by her agent and muse, Jill Silverman Van Coenegrachts, during her "channelling of the works.”

Director/Editor: ISHMAEL ANNOBIL
Cinematography/Sound: MAX MALLEN
Associate Producer: JILL SILVERMAN VAN COENEGRACHTS
Audio Post-Production: NICK KULUKUNDIS
Still Photography: ROGER KARSHAN, NANA YAA ANNOBIL, ALLISON WUCHER, ISHMAEL ANNOBIL
Production House: STONEDOG PRODUCTIONS
© Stonedog Productions 2020

To learn more about Karshan’s father and the philanthropy he inspired, please visit The Roger E. Joseph Prize website.

FILM AWARDS

LINDA KARSHAN COVID-19 CONVERSATION received accolades from the following International Film Festivals:

SOUTHERN SUDAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Winner Best Documentary and Best Foreign Film 2023

CAMBIO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Winner, Best Short Documentary 2021

MYKONOS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Winner, Best Short Documentary 2021

LULEÅ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Winner: Best Covid-19 Special Film 2021

NAWADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 3RD SEASON
Winner, Best Documentary Film 2021

GULLY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Winner Best Documentary Film 2021

MYKONOS FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER: Best Short Documentary 2021

LULEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER: Best Covid-19 Special Film March Season Award at Lulea International Film Festival 2021

NAWADA
WINNER: Best Covid-19 Film by Nawada International Festival, India 2021
SELECTION: Best Documentary Film by Nawada International Festival, India 2021

FICOCC
SELECTION: by the Five Continents International Festival, Venezuela 2021

ARFF
SHORTLIST: Best Short Documentary Awards by ARFF Berlin International Award 2021

SWEDEN FILM AWARDS
FINALIST: for the Best Short Documentary Awards by Sweden Film Awards 2021

HOLLYWOOD BLVD FILM FESTIVAL
SELECTION: Best Short Documentary Award by Hollywood BLVD Film Festival 2021

FLORENCE FILM AWARDS
SELECTION: Best Short Documentary Award by Florence Film Awards 2021

SAN FRANCISCO INDIE SHORT FESTIVAL
NOMINEE: Best Documentary Short 2022

CINALFAMA INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS
NOMINEE: Best Medium or Feature Length Film by Cinalfama International Film Awards, Lisbon 2021

FRENCH RIVIERA FILM FESTIVAL
FINALIST: Best Documentary 2021