INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN-- Four shorts by Iranian filmmakers will compete in the 35th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, which will take
place from January 27 to February 4 in the central French city
Aban , a co-production in between Iran and France by Abbas Taheri and Mahdieh Tusi, and 48 Hours by Azadeh Musavi have actually been
selected to be evaluated in the fiction movie category
Aban tells the story of Nazanin who tries to turn their 9-year-old child, Aban, away from a very driven feminine taste under constant
pressure from her ex-husband
Today, Aban goes to the medical facility wishing to go through life-altering surgical treatment
48 Hours follows Nader who is provided a furlough to go house after three years in prison
He has 48 hours to become a daddy to his four-year-old daughter
Subtotals , a speculative documentary co-produced by Iran, Poland and Germany, and the animated film Our Photo Memento will also be
screened.Directed by Mohammadreza Farzad, Subtotals is a poetic essay meticulously built from clips of Iranian 8mm home videos from bygone
As we enjoy birthdays and wedding celebrations, individuals dancing, laughing, swimming or just relaxing, a storyteller, in a reflective, in
some cases heavy voice, enumerates series of dry facts.The film was inspired by the eponymous narrative by Gregory Burnham and Édouard
Levés unique, Autoportrait
Our Photo Memento directed by Samaneh Lashgari showcases the photos of a dead couple, which are installed on a wall
The old lady comes to life and notices that her husband is in the image beside hers
They attempt to reunite.This years celebration will unite the worlds of filmmakers of all stripes in the choices of 70 programs
In between the competitions and retrospectives, there are 400 hundred movies from fifty countries that offer a formidable dive into a
revitalizing swimming pool of young cinematic talent.The celebration started in 1979 as part of a trainee movie club organized by
Clermont-Ferrand University
It was relabelled the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and ended up being competitive later.Photo: A poster for Our Photo
Memento directed by Samaneh Lashgari.MMS/ YAW
