TEHRAN -- Iranian documentary ‘The Doll’ has grabbed the Gold Remi award at the 55th edition of the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in the U.S.
Directed by Elaheh Esmaeeli, the 33-minute documentary shows how the whole family members of a young girl can have parts in her future and fate. She is only 14 when the family is making a decision about marrying her off.
The short doc has already toured various global events, including the Atlanta Film Festival in the U.S., the International Film Festival of Huesca in Spain, and the kortfilmfestivalen in Norway.
Rezvan Beheshtian, Sahar Abdollahi, Muhammad-Javad Asadi, and Nabiollah Minaee are the main cast members of the flick.
The WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival is “the third oldest film festival in North America and the oldest independent film festival in the world”, the website of the event reads.
The festival aims to support and promote creative films. The 55th edition of the festival was held on April 20-24, 2022.