Anvar Madraimov
Anvar Madraimov is a director and producer from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He earned a BFA in Filmmaking at New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. His directing work includes A Birthday Card.
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A Birthday Card
A film by Anvar Madraimov.
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01 / The story
A family at the center.
A short film by Anvar Madraimov, starring Lana Gautier.
Lana Gautier leads the cast as Ellie, alongside Tim Walker as Frank and Deborah Sheridan as Ellie’s mother. Tyler Mazzei and Miles Sedlin play her young sons, Tommy and Mickey.
- Format
- Short film
- Running time
- 17:49
- Filmmaker
- Anvar Madraimov
- Channel release
- 3 March 2019
- YouTube views · as of October 21, 2026
- 2,212
02 / Behind the camera
Meet the filmmaker.
03 / More from the film
Around the work.
Screenplays, production photographs, cast and making-of notes are added as they are verified. Here is what this page holds today.
- Screenplay
Before the frame.
A screenplay is not currently available for this film.
Not on this page yet - Behind the scenes
Between takes.
Behind-the-scenes photographs have not been added to this page.
Not on this page yet - Cast
On screen.
5 people credited on screen, with biographies.
Meet the cast - Making of
Behind the story.
2 notes on how the film was made.
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04 / On screen
The cast.
Ellie
Lana Gautier
Lana Gautier is an actor and producer born in Belarus. A graduate of the Belarusian State Academy of Arts, she has trained at the Sanford Meisner Center and performed in Blackmark, Neptune and A Birthday Card.
Explore their workEllie’s mother
Deborah Sheridan
Deborah Sheridan plays Ellie’s mother in A Birthday Card.
Explore their workTommy
Tyler Mazzei
Tyler Mazzei plays Tommy, one of Ellie’s sons, in A Birthday Card.
Explore their workMickey
Miles Sedlin
Miles Sedlin plays Mickey, one of Ellie’s sons, in A Birthday Card.
Explore their work05 / Making the film
Behind the story.
From casting to the screen.
Gautier’s April 2016 casting announcement identifies Anvar Madraimov as director and describes Ellie as the film’s lead role. Her September 2016 report records a premiere screening at the Stephen J. Ross Theater on the Warner Bros. lot.
Read the sourceRecognition at HollyShorts.
A Birthday Card received the Best Youth award at the 2017 HollyShorts Film Festival.
Read the sourceMade together.
- Directed by
- Anvar Madraimov
Sources & further reading 6 references
Release and profile information is drawn from the sources below. Photo sources are credited alongside the images.
- Lana Gautier — official biography — checked
- Lana Gautier — Best Birthday Ever! — checked
- Lana Gautier — Happy Birthday for Lana! — checked
- Anvar Madraimov — self-authored IMDb biography — checked
- Kitchen Films — A Birthday Card — checked
- 2017 HollyShorts — published award winners — checked
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