'It Rains Slowly' wins award at Nepal Human Rights filmfest

'It Rains Slowly' has won an award at the 6th edition of the Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival (NHRIFF).

The Iranian film, made by Saeed Nejati, received the first feature film prize at the Nepalese event.

Produced in Turkey, the 15-minute ‘It Rains Slowly’ tells the story of some school students in the 1980s who intended to help their teacher.

Nejati’s short film is the first joint product of the Qom Youth Cinema Society and the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality from Turkey.

The short film has so far taken part at a number of international film events, including the 30th Exground Film Festival in Germany, the 11th International Children’s Film Festival in Bangladesh, and the 35th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea.

The NHRIFF has also screened 'Compatriot' directed by Mahtab Soleimani, 'Release from Heaven' directed by Ali Nouri-Oskouei, and 'Pink' directed by Mahboubeh Mohammadzaki, all from Iran.

The NHRIFF has been founded as a forum for advocating human rights via films. The festival is dedicated to the vulnerable communities who are historically backward in Nepal.

The 6th edition of the NHRIFF had been slated for March 7-10, 2018.

MG/MG