Iran short to attend 2 int'l filmfests

Iranian short film ‘Are You Volleyball?’ by Mohammad Bakhshi has been set to compete at two international film festivals in France and Romania.

'Are You Volleyball?' has joined the finalist lineup of FICTS - Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs in France as well as the 13th edition of Bucharest ShortCut CineFest in Romania.

The film features a group of Arabic-speaking asylum seekers who try to make their way to the border in an English speaking country.

They get into a conflict with border guards every day up until a deaf-mute child becomes a catalyst for better communication between the two sides.

'Are You Volleyball?' has so far attended several internationally acclaimed film events and succeeded to win a number of awards, including  35th Sport Movies & TV Festival in Milan, Al-Nahj International Film Festival in Iraq, 6th edition of the Speechless Film Festival in the US and BCN Sports Film Festival in Spain.

The France event is slated for May 29-31, 2018 while the Bucharest film event is scheduled for June 22, 2018.

MM/AG