TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Muhammad-Reza Lotfi’s feature film ‘Reset’ has made way into the 2022 annual Grand River Film Festival (GRFF) in Canada.
Produced by Seyyed-Amir Seyedzadeh, ‘Reset’ will participate in the main competition section of the 14th edition of the Canadian screening event.
‘Reset’ is a film dealing with challenges facing individuals and their personal space.
A brief snippet of the film says, “I think I have gone crazy… I have developed a phobia of sorts towards all of these cameras that are controlling us… I have gone so deep into this matter that I feel as if there is someone behind each camera… Someone who is watching my every move.”
Starring in the film are Reza Behboudi, Soudabeh Beyzaee, Mohammad Sediqi, Hamed Rahimi, Parisa Muhammadi, and Roqiyyeh Afshinpour.
‘Reset’ was previously screened at the 21st Aporia International Village Film Festival in South Korea, the Metropolis Film Festival (MFF) and the 4th Festival del Cinema di Castel Volturno, both in Italy.
The movie was also premiered at the 38th edition of the Fajr Film Festival in Iran.
‘Beach Dream’ will also vie for awards at Canada’s GRFF.
The 133-minute film directed by Arash Sajadi Husseini will be screened at the feature films section of the virtual edition of the event.
“A young boy takes up the management of his mother’s hotel after she falls ill. While caring for her and keeping up the business, he finds himself on misadventures with the guests and neighbors,” a synopsis of the film reads.
Ladan Mostofi, Ebrahim Koukhaei, Mahan Nasiri and Omid Fazali star in the movie.
The First Screen Film Distribution, headed by Solmaz Etemad, is in charge of the international distribution of the film.
The Grand River Film Festival (GRFF) hosts both “an annual festival and year-round film programs dedicated to bringing bold, reflective and inspiring films to Waterloo Region,” according to the event’s official website.
This year’s edition of the festival will take place on May 11-15.