Eight-year-old Mathis continues to be influenced by his father's xenophobic worldview after his recently divorced mother grows closer to her muslim neighbour.

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Splitklips and Treepot Media present
Nicolas Brosseau, Mélodie Courval, Benjamin Gaillard and Said Cuda in
"Before Me" (French title: "L'homme de la maison")
Also starring Marie-Hélène Letendre, Jeffrey Ferguson and Mikaël Ayari
Written and Directed by Karim Ayari
Produced by Karim Ayari and Jith Paul
Cinematography and Post Production by Karim Ayari assisted by Jith Paul
Sound by Nicolas Séguin and Karim Ayari

Winner, Meilleure Intention at  Festival du Court-Métrage d'Auch, France, November 2016
Winner, Award of Excellence, Global Shorts, Los Angeles, November 2016
Winner, 2nd place - Narrative Films, Sandpoint Film Festival, Idaho, November 2016
Winner, Best International Film, Beacon Film Festival, Hertford, UK, February 2017
Official Selection, Equality Festival, Ukraine, December 2016
Official Selection, SAW Video Resolution 2017, Ottawa, February 2017
Official Selection, Malaysia International Film Festival, March 2017
Official Selection, i.P.A.S. Film Festival, Athens, Greece, April 2017
Official Selection, The Quarantine Film Festival, Varna, Bulgaria, July 2017
Semi-Finalist, AM Egypt Film Festival, Cairo, August 2017
Official Selection, Ouarzazate international film festival, Morocco, September 2017
Featured at Lights, Camera, CURE!, Ottawa, October 2017
Official Selection, Princeton Film Festival, New Jersey, November 2017
Official Selection, Auroville Film Festival, South India, December 2017
Official Selection, Cinema Crianza, Galicia, Spain, December 2017
Winner, Short Fiction (Professional Division), Mosaic Film Festival, Clarkson, Georgia, April 2018
Semi-Finalist, San Mauro Film Festival, Turin, Italy, May 2018
Rethinking Race - Short Film Screening, Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom, June 2019
Official Selection, Lahore International Children’s Film Festiva (LICFF), Pakistan, July 2019

Broadcast Television Premiere (Television edit), CBC Television, Ottawa, September 2016