The 2020 edition presents many titles from Iran and Kurdistan: a series of films, documentaries, short films and animations that tell stories of a country and a region of great culture, at the center of a complex geopolitical situation, but also films on strong and topical themes, with directors and experts to accompany us in this journey. The focus on Iran, together with the Best Film Award from Iran, is one of the initiatives in memory of Felicetta Ferraro, collaborator and lover of the festival, curator since the first editions of the program related to this area of the world.
Program of the focus
_ Tuesday, October 6 h. 9:00pm
Sunless Shadows di Mehrdad Oskouei (Iran, Norvegia, 2019, 74’) – Festival Opening Film
_ Wednesday, October 7 h. 6.00pm
Starvation di Zahra Rostampour (Iran, 2018, 8’)
Shouting at the Wind di Siavash Jamali, Ata Mehrad (Iran, 2018, 64’)
_ Thursday, October 8 h. 3:30pm
Elephant Bird di Amir Masoud Soheili (Iran, Afghanistan, 2019, 16’)
_ Friday, October 9 h. 3:30pm
Command di Farshid Abdi (Kurdistan Iran, 2019, 5’)
Zhirleh di Bahar Rouhani (Iran, Kurdistan, 2019, 63’)
_ Friday, October 9 h. 9.00pm
Life is Gone with the Wind di Siavash Saedpanah, Omid Gharibi (Iran, Kurdistan 2019, 6’)
The Wasteland (Dashte Khamoush) di Ahmad Bahrami (Iran, 2020, 103′)
_ Saturday October 10 h.3.30pm
The Friend’s House di Mohammad Reza Eyni (Iran, Francia, 2019, 60’)
Cutting Through Rocks di Sara Khaki, Mohammad Reza Eyni (Iran, 2020, 15’)
_ Sunday October 11, h. 3.30pm
Silent Lighthouse di Farshad Ghafari e Payam Laghari (Iran, Kurdistan, 2019, 1’)
_ Sunday October 11, h. 5.30pm
Harmonica di Ashkan Saedpanah (Kurdistan, Iran, 2019, 16′)
Formerly youth square di Mina Akbari (Iran, 2019, 70′)