Iran short to vie at UK fest

The Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival in the UK is slated to host Iranian film ‘Spotted Yellow’.

Directed by Baran Sarmad, the short is to vie at the 27th edition of the British festival in Bristol City.

The 12-minute film is about Roya, a girl who has a yellow spot on her face.

One day she feels the signs of a real giraffe within and her life starts to change gradually.

“She sees her spots. She hears her voice and she feels her,” a tagline for ‘Spotted Yellow’ reads.

According to Sarmad, the flick is about a girl who has a dream and does whatever it takes to achieve the longing.

Shadi Karamroudi is the only actress in the flick.

The Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival is the UK’s leading short film and animation festival, and the annual meeting place for filmmakers and industry professionals and fresh talents of filmmaking.

This year’s edition of the Oscars-qualifying festival is scheduled for a month from September 1-30.

FM/MM