Australian fest to host Iranian ‘Serok’

Iranian short flick ‘Serok’ has been selected to compete at the 7th edition of the Adelide Film Festival (AFF Youth) in Australia.

The 5-minute flick, directed by Zhivar Farajzadeh, follows the life of a young boy, who is forced to stand in as the shepherd for his father's flock during the summer.

“No matter where we live or what we do, financial struggles usually impact the children most - education suffers; dreams take a back seat. We hope that, at least, Serok gets the opportunity to become a policeman and drive his car. Only time will tell,” a brief plot for the film reads.

Some of the global events attended by ‘Serok’ include the Loudoun Arts Film Festival in the US, the CinéStudent International Film Festival in France, the Inshort Film Festival in the UK, the annual Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival in the US, the International Children’s Rights Film Festival in Turkey, and the Covellite International Film Festival in the US.

The AFF Youth is an international film festival for children and young people. It presents the best of world’s cinema to inspire young people.

The 2021 edition of the festival will be held on July 26-30.

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