‘Where the Winds Die’ vying in Ireland

Iranian short animation ‘Where the Winds Die’ has been vying at the 2022 Indiecork International Film Festival in Ireland.

Directed by Pejman Alipour, the 13-minute film is vying at the 2022 edition of the BAFTA-qualifying event.

Produced by the Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC), ‘Where the Winds Die’ is a symbolic and formalistic animation. 

“Sardasht, a Kurdish city in Iran is the first city in the world to be victim of chemical weapons with mustard gas bombs. This creative film is about before/ after the bombing, the post-war effects and the impact on daily lives – loves and families. It is a creative concept showing everything through the metaphor of reflections and utilizing a unique animation style,” writes the event’s official platform.

“The film has a poetic look at the daily life in Sardasht three months before the chemical attack, the moment when the attack happened and years after the tragedy,” Alipour describes his movie.

The former dictator of Iraq bombarded Sardasht with chemical weapons on June 28, 1987, killing more than 1,000 and injuring more than 8,000 civilians, many of whom were permanently disabled.

The flick is also the recipient of the best human rights award at the Music Film Festival in France, the best animated film award at the 6th online monthly Filmmaker's Space Film Festival and the best short animation award at the 9th Fantastic Film Festival – Galacticat in Spain. 

The IndieCork is Ireland's premiere festival of international independent film, in particular short films.

The festival screens all genres - including features, documentaries, mixed media and cross-platform, while it welcomes drama, narrative, animation, experimental, music, poetry film, and everything in between!

The 10th edition of the event is underway from October 2-16.

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