Narges Abyar awards Iran filmmaker

Iranian short film ‘Graveyard’ has won an award at the Religion Today Film Festival in Italy.

The film, directed by Ali Daraee, grabbed the best short film award at the 2022 edition of the festival.

Renowned Iranian filmmaker Narges Abyar as a jury member of the event awarded the prize to Daraee.

‘Graveyard’ represented Iran alongside five other Iranian films at the 25th edition of the event.

“Reyhaneh was the reason for her baby’s death. Now, in the absence of his runaway husband, she is looking for a way to bury the baby. She deals with different hardships but eventually finds a way to get what she wants,” a synopsis of the film reads.

“Religion Today has been the foremost international and itinerant film festival dedicated to cinema and religions for a culture of peace and dialogue between faiths, cultures, peoples and individuals,” the organizers say.

The 25th edition of the event is currently underway in Trento, Bolzano, Rome, Venice and Marina di Camerota from September 14-21, 2022.

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