Iran short ‘Not Yet’ to vie in US fest

Iranian short ‘Not Yet’ has been selected to screen at the 41st Portland International Film Festival in the US.

Director Arvin Vazirdaftari’s ‘Not Yet’ has been accepted into the Short Cuts section of the 41st Portland International Film Festival in the US state of Oregon.

The 15-minute film is about Hasti, who has just turned 21. She studies abroad and her parents in Iran want to congratulate her online.

Despite the distractions of her life abroad, Hasti longs for her old home in Iran. Meanwhile, her parents are intent on concealing their crumbling marriage.

The short film made its national premiere at the 33rd edition of the Tehran Short Film Festival in November 2016 in Iran, winning the award for best fiction.

The film director Vazirdaftari has already made five short films.

The Portland International Film Festival has been held annually since 1977 in Oregon.

The 41st edition of the event is due to be held from February 15 to March 1.

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