Iranian doc ‘SFUMATO’ to vie at Taos Shortz Film Festival

Iranian documentary ‘SFUMATO’ has been selected to compete at the Taos Shortz Film Festival in the US.

Directed by Amir-Ali Mirderikvand, the short documentary will compete at the 15th edition of the US event.

‘SFUMATO’ narrates the story of a family who lives in a village. The oldest son of the family is of great support and tries to cover every need of his family. But the boy runs into trouble and faces obstacles.

‘SFUMATO’ has won the Best Documentary Film award and the Best Director award at the 2020 Ahmedabad International Children Film Festival in India as well as the best documentary award at the 6th Primo Piano Film Festival (Premio Fausto Rossano) in Italy.

It will also go on screen at the French Riviera Motorcycle Film Festival in France and the Gbeck Future Film Festival in Canada.

According to the website of the Taos Shortz, “After a long uncertain COVID year, Taos Shortz Film Fest, the longest continually running film festival in New Mexico returns with a whole new selection of Global Short Films”.

The 15th edition of the event will be held on March 19-21, 2021.

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