The Goldfish Wins Awards

It was a beautiful fish, but it had to die, for SECRET is no cheerful film. That it could nonetheless become a moving, mysterious film with depth — one that lives up to its title — is owed to its lead actress Lilli Ray, who displays a special way of acting that simply defies description. SECRET was invited to the European Short Film Festival in Berlin, won two prizes in Merced, California, and one in Kargil, Kashmir. For us the Indian award is something quite special; one reads the following on the Kargil festival's website:The name Kargil is still associated with being a warzone. However, the war is long over and we are yet to overcome it. Through Kargil International Film Festival (KargilIFF), we aim to bridge that vacuum and globally showcase the beautiful, unexplored paradise of Kargil. First KargilIFF was held in May 2012 and after a period of 5 years we are rebooting this film festival. We want to showcase good cinema to the people of Kargil and inspire them into the art of film-making.SECRET is a German-Israeli film by Roxana Borlak Produktion, directed by Amut Hagin