Iran short to screen in US

Iranian short film ‘Hanged’ has been scheduled to attend the Queens World Film Festival in the US.

Iranian short film ‘Hanged’ has been scheduled to attend the Queens World Film Festival in the US.

Directed by Roqiyeh Tavakkoli, the 12-minute short will be in competition at the Short Narrative section of the 10th edition of the American film event.

A tagline for ‘Hanged’ reads, “Parvaneh is a forty-year-old girl who is always hungry.” 

The cast list of the film includes Maryam Nikaeen, Fatemeh Mojibiyan, Mehdi Marashi, Shima Arabshahi, Fereshteh Sajjadieh and Dorsa Eshaghi.

The film has already attended a number of international events and won awards including the Best short Film award at the MikroFAF festival in Serbia.

Established in 2010, the Queen World Film Festival is venue for the educating the young. Each year films from countries like Cuba, France, Spain, Serbia, Korea, Bangladesh, China, Italy, Ukraine, Scotland, Belgium, Finland and the UK attend the event.

The latest edition of the American film event is slated for March 19-29, 2020.

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