Iran’s ‘The Recess’ to vie at Utopia fest

Iranian short flick ‘The Recess’ has been selected to compete at the 17th edition of the Utopia Film Festival in the US.

The 12-minute film, written, produced and directed by Navid Nikkhah-Azad, tells the story of a 17-year-old school-girl who runs away from school to watch the football match of her beloved club.

Sahar, along with three of her friends, is planning to exit the school during the break in order to watch the match between Esteghlal FC and Al Ain FC at Azadi Sports Complex.

Mozhan Kordi, Reyhaneh Naieean, Niloufar Shokouhinia, and Ghazal Khalili are on the cast list of the flick.

‘The Recess’ is the recipient of numerous awards from previous participations, including the Best Performance Award for Kordi at the Living Skies Student Film Festival in Canada and the Best Short Film Award at the Oxford Film Festival in the US.

Recently, ‘The Recess’ appeared at the Festival Nacional de Cine Estudiantil in Uruguay, the Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival in Turkey, and the Lugo Film Week in Spain.

According to the official website of the Utopia Film Festival, “it seeks documentaries, feature films, shorts and animation which creatively explore the personal, social, political, cultural and environmental issues which challenge humanity’s never-ending quest for a better world”.

The 2021 edition of the event is scheduled for November 20-21.

PR/MG