Iran film to have stopover in NZ

Iranian film ‘Starless Dreams’ has been scheduled to hit the screen 4 times at the 2017 New Zealand International Film Festival.

Directed by Mehrdad Oskouei, the film will be screened at the international event on July 24, July 28, August 2 and August 5, 2017.

The 76-minute ‘Starless Dreams’ shows young women in an Iranian juvenile detention center reflecting on the crimes they have committed and the circumstances that have shaped their lives.

The documentary has grabbed a number of prestigious awards and titles from various film events. Just in 2016, the film won the Amnesty International Film Prize at the 66th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlinale-Generation 14plus in Germany as well as the True Vision Award at the 13th True/False Film Festival in the US.

Oskouei’s production has also received the Grierson Award for the best documentary at the 60th BFI London Film Festival and the Children’s Rights Award at the 31st Osnabruck Independent Film Festival in October 2016.

Founded in 1969 as a component of the Auckland Festival, The New Zealand International Film Festival is a national event extending the cinematic options of audiences and filmmakers throughout New Zealand.

The New Zealand International Film Festival is organized from 14 July to 6 August, 2017.

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