Iran’s ‘Duchenne Boys’ to vie at Jacksonville fest

Iranian documentary ‘Duchenne Boys’ has been set to take part in the Jacksonville Film Festival (JFF) in the US.

Directed by Sohrab Kavir, the 60-minute film will be in competition at the Feature Documentary section of the 15th edition of the American event.

The film is a personal narrative following the life story of its director. He returns to Iran from the UK, battling survivor’s guilt after the deaths of three of his brothers.

Once there, he embarks upon an epic quest to form a virtual football team made up of young sufferers of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the same disease that took his brothers.

The film has already been shown at various global events, including the Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco in the US and the Kingstone International filmfest in the UK.

Founded in 2002, the mission of the JFF is to celebrate motion pictures by discovering and showcasing new talents to rejuvenate the film industry by creating an atmosphere that immerses the filmmakers with their audience and community.

The festival is an opportunity for filmmakers to be recognized for their cinematic achievements while creating an event to reward the best works submitted to the festival.

The latest edition of the fest is set for February 3-5, 2023.

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