Denmark’s OFF to show off with Iran’s ‘Limit’

The 43rd edition of the Odense International Film Festival (OFF) in Denmark has scheduled to screen Iranian short ‘Limit’.

Directed and written by Javad Daraei, the 8-minute film which is his second flick, chronicles the story of a man in a quiet neighborhood, who asks the people around to help him, when all of a sudden, somebody goes into his home.

Daraei adopts a spiritual viewpoint in his movies, this time utilizing a narrative that aims at challenging the status quo regarding the rights of the disabled.

His film, ‘Limit’, depicts the trials and tribulations of handicapped people in their daily lives; issues that irk them given all the snap judgment around.

It has won three awards from three international festivals, namely the 7th St Cloud Film Fest and the 2nd Miami FearFest in the US, and the best foreign short film prize at the international Hollywood Hills Awards.

The award for best foreign short film at the 3rd Tryon International Film Festival in the US, the award for best picture at the 6th Bleedingham short horror film festival in the US, and the award for Best Fiction at the 10th Southampton Film Week 2017 in the UK are among the honors achieved by ‘Limit’.

Its admirations go on with Best Actor Award from the 2nd Piggy Bank Film Festival in India, the Third-Prize at the 12th Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival in the US, and Best Drama Award from the Niagara County Community College Film and Animation Festival in the US.

The 32nd Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in Florida, the US, recently praised the poster for ‘Limit’.

The OFF is Denmark’s international short film festival, and with its launch in 1975, it is also the country’s oldest film festival. It is an alternative film festival, born with passion and creativity; a spirit that the festival has maintained and nurtured ever since.

The 43rd edition of the event, screening 110 titles in total, will be held in Odense, Denmark, on August 27 to September 2, 2018.

MG/FM