‘Are You Volleyball?!’ goes to Turkey

Iran short film ‘Are You Volleyball?!’ has been scheduled to go on the silver screen at the 25th edition of Adana Film Festival in Turkey.

Directed by Mohammad Bakhshi, The flick is to attend the competition section of Turkish Film event.

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.

The film has so far won awards such as Best Film Prize from the Al-Nahj Film Festival in Iraq, Best Film and Best Screenplay awards at the Short Film Competition section at the US Forum on Law, Culture & Society, Best Film at the BCN Sports Film Festival in Spain, Best Editor award at the Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest in Romania, Best short Film Award at the Unknown Film Festival in Russia, and Best Short Film Award at the Changing Face International Film Festival in Australia.

International Adana Film Festival previously known as Altın Koza International Film Festival is a film festival of Adana, that takes place every year . The event is organized by the Adana Metropolitan Municipality. Since 2006, the scope of the festival is broadened to an international dimension within the framework of the cinema in Mediterranean basin countries.

The 2018 edition of the event is slated for September 22-30, 2018, in the historical region of Adana in Turkey.

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