Munich filmfest to host ‘Whisper of Paper Pieces’

Munich Int’l Documentary Film Festival in Germany is to host ‘Whisper of Paper Pieces’ by Behzad Na’albandi from Iran.

The 63-min animated documentary, with ‘The Unseen’ as the international title, will be taking part in the int’l competition section of the 35th edition of the German fest.

‘Whisper of Paper Pieces’ depicts the lives of several homeless people and rough sleepers.

The doc made its festival debut at the 36th Fajr International Film Festival in Iran. It also attended the Luminous section of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).

Mehrdad Oskouee’s ‘Sunless Shadows’ and Morteza Shabani’s ‘Copper Notes of a Dream’ will be also vying at the event as Iranian representatives.

According to the official website of the event, the Munich International Documentary Film Festival holds yearly and accepts and screens over 150 works. The selected pieces show people from different walks of life.

The 35th round of the event is playing host to 121 films from 42 countries.

Due to the Coronavirus crisis, this year edition of the festival will hold online on May 06-24, 2020.

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