Iranian ‘Aparat’ to compete at Aravali fest

Iranian short film ‘Aparat’ has been selected to compete at the third edition of the Aravali International Film Festival in India.

Written, produced, and directed by Hassan Najmabadi, the short film is about six teenage boys in a remote village who decide to work in the corrals in order to raise the money they need to rent an 8-mm movie projector from a tour guide.

The cast list of the flick includes Mehdi Qolizadeh, Ebrahim Najmabadi, Emad Mohebbi, Abolfazl Najmabadi, Amir Najmabadi, Amir-Mohammad Najmabadi, Mohammad-Reza Najmabadi, Zari Najmabadi, and Mehdi Rezaee.

‘Aparat’ has previously participated in the Batumi International Art-House Film Festival in Georgia, the International Children’s Film Festival – Cinekid ScreeningClub in the Netherlands, and the Gold Coast Film Festival in the US.

Named after a mountain range in the northwestern part of India, the Aravali festival aims to present all the beauties of India’s cultural diversity through international cinema.

The event will be held on April 16-17.

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