Garden State to screen Iran animation ‘In the Crosshairs’

‘In the Crosshairs’ animation by Marzieh Kheirkhah is to vie at Garden State Film Festival in the US.

‘In the Crosshairs’ is about a soldier who finds a bird nest with an egg in his tank gun.

Produced by Sooreh Art University in Tehran, the 5-minute animation has already won several awards.

Marzieh Kheirkhah received the best director award for her animation from the 2nd Kargil International Film Festival, India, in August, 2017.

The Garden State Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Atlantic City, New Jersey which showcases over 150 independent films annually over four days each spring.

The artistic philosophy of the Garden State Film Festival is rooted in the celebration of the independent film genre and the creation of a forum where local and other independent filmmakers can exhibit their work.

The 16th edition of the event is slated to be launched on March 22-25, 2018.

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