Mara: The Seal Wife is a multi award winning short feature film inspired by Selkie Folklore
and set in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Updated: Jun 5, 2022
We are over the moon to receive two amazing awards at the 22nd FirstGlance Film Festival in Hollywood!
Mara was also nominated for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Best Actor - Short (Kevin Kelly). We are thrilled at the recognition our crowd funded indie film has received this year!
Check out this beautiful review from Jelena Curcic:
We had an amazing time at the first ever edition of the Scotland International Festival of Cinema in Peebles. We had a great time watching a fantastic selection of films, meeting awesome film-makers and picking up some incredible awards…
Audience Choice Award Best Screenplay Featurette Best Director Featurette Achievement in Cinematography Featurette- Jason Weidner Cinematic Achievement by an Actress, Featurette - Sarah Pritchard Achievement by an Ensemble Cast Featurette
Well done to the whole Mara team and thank you to everyone that has supported our journey!
We had a wonderful evening at the MiraBan UK Film Awards where we picked up awards for Best Drama Short, Best Actress and Best Film Score. Congrats to all our team!
Mara has also received an Honourable Mention from Timeless Awards a new quarterly festival based in Poland.
Our has also been selected for the 22nd FirstGlance Film Festival in LA this May. Keep an eye on their website for further details on tickets and screening dates.
Best wishes,
The Mara Team