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News ID: 37064
Publish Date : 21 February 2017 - 21:28

WFA to Host Iran's ‘Meeting With the Leaf’



TEHRAN (MNA) – Iran’s documentary ‘Meeting with the Leaf’, directed by Fazlollah Tari, will go on screen at Winter Film Awards (WFA) in New York.
Meeting with the Leaf will be showcased at the 6th Winter Film Awards (WFA) in New York, on February 23 to March 4, where it hosts many prominent filmmakers from around the world. The festival includes the opening, specialized workshops and expert meetings on the films.
Meeting with the Leaf recounts the story of an elderly lady whose husband has passed away long time ago. She believes that his soul has been reincarnated in a mulberry tree that has grown up next to his grave. So she treats the tree just like her husband.
The film received the Audience Award of the 17th Moondance International Film Festival in the U.S. In addition, it has participated in several other international festivals.
Winter Film Awards (WFA) is a volunteer-run and operated celebration of the diversity of local and international film-making.