Iran short ‘C-19’ to attend US fest

Iranian short animation ‘C-19’ has been attending the Feminist Border Arts Film Festival in the US.

Directed by Hassan Dehqanian, the three-minute flick, which tells a story about COVID-19 pandemic, is in competition at the fifth edition of the US event.

A brief synopsis for the flick reads, “A different world, a great tragedy ...”.

The short title, which has been produced at the Avangard Animation Studio, has already attended a number of international events, including the Grounded Film Festival in the UK and the Quarantine Film Challenge in the US.

The Feminist Border Arts Film Festival is a celebration of the power of cinema as innovative means to showcase the urgent and upcoming social issues.

The latest edition of the event has set off on May 08 and will run till May 10 in the New Mexico State University.

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