Sofia MENAR to screen ‘The Pylon’

Iranian short film ‘The Pylon’ has made its way to Sofia MENAR Film Festival in Bulgaria.

According to the Iranian Youth Cinema Society, ‘The Pylon’ will be screened in the 14th edition of Sofia MENAR.

Written and directed by Babak Mostafavi, the film is about “a factory worker who suddenly decides to kill someone because he thinks a person has to pay for all his misfortunes, but he has a big problem which is that he is kind,”according to a synopsis for the film.

‘The Pylon’ is starring Mohammad-Reza Amir-Yousefi, Mostafa Shirkhani, Habibollah Mohammadi, Hamid Jalali, Nora Lak, Reza Sorour, and Esmaeel Shafei.

The short film will take part in the 15th Poppy Jasper International Film Festival (PJIFF) in the US next spring.

Sofia MENAR Film Festival “makes Bulgarian audience familiar with the culture and traditions of the Islamic world”, an online submission platform reads.

“The program of Sofia MENAR Film Festival presents the best of the Middle East and North Africa cinema productions, including feature films, documentaries and short projects.”

The 14th edition of the event will take place on January 14-30.

SQ/AG