Iran short 'The Fog' to screen in UK filmfest

Iran short 'The Fog' has been selected to compete at 2018 edition of Crossing the Screen International Film Festival in the UK.

Co-directed by Ali Shourvarzi and Hossein Mahrouqi, the short flick will be in competition with 40 other chosen works at the Narrative Short Films section of the festival.

The film narrates the story of a corpse washer who has not washed any dead bodies since she lost her own kid. Unexpected turn of events puts her in circumstances she must go back to her old job.

Niloufar Khosh-Kholgh, Siamak Adib and Qorban Najafi are some of the cast members of the film.

Launched in 2016, the Crossing the Screen is an international film festival, meant to showcase innovative and independent forms of visual art from all over the world.

The Crossing the Screen is devoted to discovering and celebrating unique voices and up-and-coming new cinema talents, who are not afraid to transcend traditional storytelling.

The 2018 edition of the film event is slated for November 29-December 2, 2018, in Sussex, the UK.

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