Iran’s ‘Bandar Band’ to vie at BWFF

Iranian feature ‘Bandar Band’ has been set to compete at the Beirut International Women Film Festival (BWFF) in Lebanon.

Iranian media reports said that ‘Bandar Band’ will be screened at the 2022 edition of the BWFF next month.

Made by Manijeh Hekmat, the film is about a small musical band from one of the remote counties in south of Iran. The band is striving to take part in an unofficial competition in a coffee shop in Tehran.

Mahla and the other members of the band, including her husband and one of his close friends, embark on a journey to Tehran when they have lost everything in a flood.

The annual BWFF is organized by Beirut Film Society. The festival screens films about or made by women.

It aims to “highlight the power of women in different life situations”, according to an online submission platform.

The upcoming edition of the festival will take place on March 6-11.

SQ/MG