Astonishing scenes ⦠Nabulsi during filming of The Present. Photograph: Monther Sbaih Astonishing scenes ⦠Nabulsi during filming of The Present. Photograph: Monther Sbaih Tue 6 Apr 2021 12.33 EDT Last modified on Tue 6 Apr 2021 12.35 EDT Farah Nabulsi was at home in west London when she found outher film The Present had been nominated for the Oscar for best live action short. Sheâd persuaded her teenage sons to stay home and watch the announcement. When she heard her name, she jumped up on the table. Her eldest looked at her as if sheâd gone mad. Heâd got it into his head that this was the actual ceremony and she had lost. âHe was like, âWhy are you so happy? They didnât pick you.â He killed the moment.â