‘Are You Volleyball?!’ Iran’s most honored film

‘Are You Volleyball?!’ has became the most honored short film of Iran.

Directed by Mohammad Bakhshi, the short film has so far participated at 300 international film festivals, receiving 100 awards.

The film features a group of Arabic-speaking asylum seekers who try to make their way to the border in an English speaking country.

They get into a conflict with border guards every day up until a deaf-mute child becomes a catalyst for better communication between the two sides.

‘Are You Volleyball?!’ has attended several global events, including the Kinolub International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Poland, the FICTS - Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs in France, the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia in Japan, the Children’s Right International Film Festival in Turkey, the Hong Kong International Film Festival, and the Speechless Film Festival in the US.

The 15-minute film has so far won awards such as Best Film Prize from the Al-Nahj Film Festival in Iraq, Best Film and Best Screenplay awards at the Short Film Competition section at the US Forum on Law, Culture & Society, Best Film at the BCN Sports Film Festival in Spain and Best Editor award at the Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest in Romania.

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