Media Arts Council to host Iran’s ‘The Recess’

Iranian short flick ‘The Recess’ has been selected to compete at the 15th edition of the Media Arts Council festival (MAC) in the US.

Written, produced and directed by Navid Nikkhah-Azad, ‘The Recess’ is a 12-minute film that tells the story of a 17-year-old school-girl who runs away from school to watch the football match of her favorite club.

The short flick’s cast list includes Mojan Kordi, Reyhaneh Nabeean, Niloufar Shokouhinia, and Ghazal Khalili.

‘The Recess’ has participated in more than 75 international festivals, including the Visioni Corte International Film Festival in Italy, the Sanfrancisco Frozan Film Festival in the US, the Johns Hopkins Film Festival in the US, the River International Film Festival in Italy, and the Vox Feminae Festival in Croatia.

Nikkhah-Azad’s flick has previously grabbed the best short film award at the Johns Hopkins Film Festival and the best short film award at the Oxford Film Festival in the US.

The MAC aims to support local artists and provide professional artists with an opportunity to showcase or perform their works.

The 2022 edition of the event is scheduled for March 31- April 2.

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