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General Information
Completed On: 01 Jul, 2021
Duration: 15 min 0 sec
Genres: Fiction, Short
Language: persian
Country: Iran
Submitted By: Hasan Najmabadi
Festival Rating 6.9
Six teenage boys in a remote village decide to work in the village cages to rent an 8 mm PROJECTOR from a tour guide in order to raise the money they need to rent a PROJECTOR.
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DirectorsHasan Najmabadi
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ProducersHasan Najmabadi
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WritersHasan Najmabadi
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Film TypeFiction, Short
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GenresDrama, Childrens
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Runtime15 minutes 0 seconds
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Completion Date01 Jul, 2021
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Production BudgetUSD
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Country of OriginIran
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Country of FilmingIran
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Film Languagepersian
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Shooting Format2k
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Aspect Ratio16:9
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
16th Batumi International Art-House Film Festival
Georgia
41th VGIK International Student Festival
Russia
34th International Film Festival for Children and Young
Iran
30th KIDS FIRST! Film Festival
United States
30th Screening Club Cinekid Film Festival
Netherlands
24th Faludi International Film Festival and Photo Competition
Hungary
21th Aporia International Village Film Festival
Korea
19th Mindanao International Film Festival
Philippines
13th Angaelica FILM FESTIVAL
United States
12th MIKROFAF International festival of DIY and independent short film
Serbia
11th ASTI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Italy
11th Gold Coast International Film Festival
United States
11th annual Arlington Int'l Film Festival
United States
7th Shimla International Film Festival
India
4th Iranfest Film Festival
Italy
Audience Award
Rome International Movie Awards
Italy
Best short film
IV International Youth Festival of Short Films "Uni-KoRn"
Russia
3th Alter do Chão Film Festival
Brazil
Independent Ant Company
Iran: All Rights
Director's Biography
Hasan Najmabadi born 1993 in Sabzevar is an Iranian director, writer and photographer.
I started my filmmaking career at the age of 18 with short films and so far I have made 14 short films and documentaries, the most important of which are the short films "Peace", "Ant", "Copper Wire", "77 Years of Solitude", "Red season", "Into The Rainbow" and "White Season".
My films have had a significant presence in international festivals and have won awards.
I also work in the field of poetry and film distribution internationally.
I was also a member of the selection and judging panel for seven international festivals in the United States ,Greece ,Cyprus, Bangladesh, and India in 2015, 2016, 2019 ,2020 and 2022.
Director's Statement
This short film is a religious homage to cinema and intertextual relations between cinematic works and the subject of the film.
