Poland's TOFIFEST to screen Iranian short ‘Like a Good Kid’

Iranian short ‘Like a Good Kid’ has been selected to be screened at the 16th edition of the Torun International Film Festival (TOFIFEST) in Poland.

Directed by Arian Vazir-Daftari, the 20-minute flick narrates the story of Sarah, a 22-year-old babysitter who looks after Matin, a five-year-old.

One day, Matin tells Sarah a story which makes her decide to steal from the house.

‘Like a Good Kid’ has so far experienced a number of international film events, including Cinéfondation section of Festival de Cannes in France, the Huesca International Film Festival in Spain, the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala in India, the Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival in Brazil, the Visioni Corte International Short Film Festival in Italy, and is set to go to the Brno 16 International Short Film Festival in Czech Republic.

The short film is also set to go on screen at the 2018 edition of the Crossing the Screen Film Festival in the UK.

Although, it is Arian Vazir-Daftari's only sixth work as a director, he has been able to make a name for himself with his previous work 'Not Yet'.

‘Like a Good Kid’ cast includes Shadi Karam-Roudi, Negar Abedi and Yazdan Kokabi-Saba.

The TOFIFEST is a film festival that takes place annually in Torun, Poland. Its mission is to promote independent cinema. The festival combines Polish and global dimensions in the context of an adventurous and defiant breadth of content, including auteur cinema, and premieres of films presented in Cannes, Berlin and Rotterdam, building a bridge between high and popular art. The festival also includes meetings, seminars, concerts and workshops.

The 16th edition of the TOFIFEST is slated for October 20-28, 2018.

 MG/FM