Iranian ‘Death of Birthday’ to vie in the US

Iranian short film ‘Death of Birthday’ has been selected to compete at the 2021 World Independent Cinema Awards (WICA) in New York.

Directed and produced by Alireza Saadi and written by Javad Khoursha, the short narrates the story of a girl named Sarah who is celebrating her birthday.

A tagline to the short film reads, “Not always a birthday present is pleasing. It can sometimes bring you closer to death. Today’s Sarah’s birthday and a present is delivered to her”.

Tanaz Bideh and Parviz Aqazadeh are the actors of the short flick. 

Lunched in 2005, the WICA has gained success all across Europe holding multiple international film festivals.

So far, the festival has been held in Madrid, Milan, London, Nice, Berlin and Amsterdam. The current edition will be held in New York for the first time.

The event will be held on October 5-10, 2021.

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