‘White Clad’ to vie in Iraq

Iranian short film ‘White Clad’ is scheduled to be screened at the Slemani International Film Festival in Iraq.

The fifth edition of the event is to host the film written and directed by Reza Fahimi.

The film is about an old woman who gives a block of local cheese she has made to Ahmad, a 10-year-old boy, in order to give it to his father, who is a teacher in the village, so the father can mediate and stop the execution of her young son.

Also set to represent Iran at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022 and to vie at the International Amity Short Film Festival in Turkey, ‘White Clad’ went on screen at a number of global events, including the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France, the Short Shorts Film Festival in Japan, and the Linz International Short Film Festival of Austria.

The Iraqi festival has so far screened a number of Iranian films, including ‘No Date, No Signature’ by Vahid Jalilvand, ‘Golnesa’ by Sattar Chamani-Gol, 'Alphabet' by Kianoush Abedi, 'Balance' by Barzan Rostami, ‘Bystander’ by Sheyda Kashi, 'Take Me Home' by late director Abbas Kiarostami, and Iranian-Indian feature ‘Beyond the Clouds’ by Majid Majidi.

The 5th edition of the event is scheduled for December 17-23, 2021.

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