‘Manicure’ is to vie in Australia

‘Manicure’ is to vie at the Persian Film Festival in Australia.

Directed by Arman Fayyaz, the 8th edition of the event is slated to screen the 14-minute film.

‘Manicure’ tells the story of a man struggling to cope with the unexpected death of his wife who committed suicide in a village. He has to bury his wife, but the villagers refuse to bury the corpse in the holy tomb of the village.

It has so far gone on screen at some global events, including the 2018 Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films in the US, the 46th annual Telluride Film Festival in the US, the 2019 Imagineindia International Film Festival in Spain, the 43rd Cleveland International Film Festival in the US, the 24th IFVA Festival in Hong Kong, the 35th annual Sundance Film Festival in the US, the 29th Istanbul International Short Film Festival in Turkey, and the 2018 Encounters Film Festival in the UK.

‘Manicure’ has won awards such as the best film award at the Big Bang International Short Film Festival in Greece, the 5th Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival in the US, the 19th Yari Iranian Film Festival in Sweden, the 3rd City Blue Film Awards in Spain, and the 2018 Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival in Brazil.

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