Jordan Festival Crowns ‘Return’ Best Short Film
TEHRAN (MNA) – Iranian short "Return" directed by Shahriar Pourseyedian has won the best short film award at the 9th Karama Human Rights Film Festival in Jordan.
The short film is about a man named Rahim who returns to his homeland after 23 years in prison to meet with his brother.
The film "Return"won the Karama Feather Award for Best Short Film at the 9th edition of Karama Human Rights Film Festival in Amman, Jordan, held on 5-10 December 2018.
Established in 2010, Karama Human Rights Film Festival, according to the event’s website, seeks to "create a cross-cultural platform for artists, film-makers and the wider general public to engage in issues relating to human rights, in particular to the dignity of human beings, their sense of worth, belonging and spirit of common welfare among their communities and the wider national spectrum.”
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A still from "Return".
The short film is about a man named Rahim who returns to his homeland after 23 years in prison to meet with his brother.
The film "Return"won the Karama Feather Award for Best Short Film at the 9th edition of Karama Human Rights Film Festival in Amman, Jordan, held on 5-10 December 2018.
Established in 2010, Karama Human Rights Film Festival, according to the event’s website, seeks to "create a cross-cultural platform for artists, film-makers and the wider general public to engage in issues relating to human rights, in particular to the dignity of human beings, their sense of worth, belonging and spirit of common welfare among their communities and the wider national spectrum.”
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A still from "Return".