US to host Iran film

Iranian short film ‘Aparat’ is slated to vie at the Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival in the US.

Written, produced and directed by Hassan Najmabadi, the film will represent Iran at the 2022 edition of the American event.

‘Aparat’ is about six teenage boys in a remote village who decide to work in the corrals in order to raise the money they need to rent an 8-mm movie projector from a tour guide.

The cast list of the flick includes Mehdi Qolizadeh, Ebrahim Najmabadi, Emad Mohebbi, Abolfazl Najmabadi, Amir Najmabadi, Amir-Mohammad Najmabadi, Mohammad-Reza Najmabadi, Zari Najmabadi, and Mehdi Rezaee.

The LA international Children's Film Festival each year, screens films from animation to live action and documentary with origins and attendees from around the world.

The 16th edition of the event is scheduled for April 1 – May 31, 2022.

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