‘The Recess’ to vie in the US

Iranian short film ‘The Recess’ will be screened at the East Lansing Film Festival in the US.

The 12-minute film, written, produced and directed by Navid Nikkhah-Azad, will compete at the 24th edition of the event.

‘The Recess’ 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.

Kordi won the award for the best performance for her role in ‘The Recess’ at the 33rd Living Skies Student Film Festival in Canada.

Launched in 1997, the East Lansing Film Festival (ELFF) brings independent films to mid-Michigan and to foster filmmaking in the region.

The 24th edition of the event started on Novermber 11 – 14, 2021.

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