IIUSFF awards Iranian short ‘Graveyard’

The 14th edition of the International Inter University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) in Bangladesh has awarded Iranian short film ‘Graveyard’.

Media reports said ‘Graveyard’ won the Best Cinematography award.

Directed by Ali Daraee, the film is about Reyhaneh, a young woman, who was behind her baby’s death.

As she looks for a way to bury the baby in the absence of her runaway husband, she faces hardships, a synopsis for the film reads.

The International Inter University Short Film Festival is organized by Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS) in association with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

The festival “aspires to promote and inspire the work of university-going filmmakers with the slogan ‘Take Your Camera, Frame Your Dream’.”

The latest edition of IIUSFF took place on November 5-8.

SQ/AG