‘Middle Eastern Stories: Father’ to vie at Jacksonville fest

Iranian short flick ‘Middle Eastern Stories: Father’ has been set to go on screen at the Jacksonville Film Festival (JFF) in the US.

Written and directed by Reza Daghagh, the 18-minute film will be competing with seven other works, including ‘A Winner’ and ‘For the Clean Up’ at the “Iran to Jax Shorts” program of the 15th edition of the event.

“A father decides to take his newborn son away from the war-stricken country. He hides in a container to flee across the border with other refugees. The goal seems increasingly difficult to achieve due to unexpected events,” a brief synopsis for the flick reads.

Behzad Khalaj, Mehrnoush Sattari, Amir Sotoudeh, Ali Gilvari, Nima Abedi, Nazanin Ramezani and Katia Yari comprise the cast members of the short film.

‘Middle Eastern Stories: Father’ has already hit the screen at a number of global events, including, the River Film Festival in Italy and the Ischia Film Fest also in Italy.

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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