Iran’s ‘Orthodontics’ vying at Oscar-qualifying festival

Iranian short film ‘Orthodontics’ is competing at the Oscar-qualifying Shorts Film Festival (HSFF) in the United States.

‘Orthodontics’ by Mohammadreza Mayqani is taking part in the 18th edition of HSFF, the Iranian Youth Cinema Society reported.

“Amitis is a teenage girl who always has an orthodontic headgear and is under the pressure of orthodontic treatment. But suddenly she does a strange thing,” a synopsis for the film reads.

The Shorts Film Festival “brings together top creators, industry leaders, and companies and has launched many filmmakers into the next stages of their careers”.

The 18th edition of Shorts Film Festival kicked off on Thursday and will run until August 20.

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