‘The Fourth Wall’ to vie at Tehran animation fest

Iranian short animation ‘The Fourth Wall’ has been chosen to vie at the Tehran International Animation Festival.

Directed by Mahbubeh Kalai, the short animation will be screened at the 12th edition of the event alongside other animated pieces from around the world.

“A stuttering boy transforms an Iranian kitchen into a fantastic cosmos. The father’s body becomes a refrigerator, the mother's belly a washing machine whose spin cycle gives birth to a screaming baby. Even birds on tiles and detergents have a surprising life of their own. This exuberant animation, dotted with real-life elements – fried eggs, broken plates, chess pieces – develops a subtle wit, ironizing ingrained family patterns,” a synopsis for the film reads.

Directed by Mahbubeh Kalai, the 10-minute animation had received an honorable mention at the Leeds International Film Festival in the UK and grabbed a jury award at the World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb in Croatia.

The TIAF is a biennial event organized by Iran’s Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults.

This year’s edition of the event is scheduled for March 6-10.

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