Russian fest to host Iran’s short

Iranian short flick ‘The Stain’ has been picked for screening at the Moscow Kurdish Film Festival in Russia.

Shouresh Vakili’s 12-minute flick is listed among the short documentary films to compete at the first edition of the Russian event.

The film is about a war veteran who works in a movie theater. His job entails removing a blood stain that appears on screen every time a war film is played.

However, the more he scrubs the stain, the bigger it gets until it drops onto the floor and leaves a puddle.

‘The Stain’ has been screened at some global events, including the "One Shot" International Short Film Festival in Armenia, "The Wild West" FreedomFest in the US and the Small Axe film festival in the UK, where it grabbed the Best Short Film award.

The Moscow Kurdish Film Festival aims to preserve Kurdish identity, language and culture.

The 2021 edition of the fest is slated for July 21-25.

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