Iran short snatch award from America

Iran short 'The Last Embrace' has bagged award from Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival in the US.

The award for best student narrative short from Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival in the US was presented to 'The Last Embrace' by Saman Hosseinpour.  

'The Last Embrace' previously nabbed Grand Short Film Prize at the Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival in South Korea.

"A little girl wants to show her drawing to her family, but everybody is busy with their cell phones. She goes to her grandpa who has just passed away a few minutes ago without anybody noticing it," a brief synopsis of the short reads.

The Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival is to present stories that celebrate the human spirit.

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