TEHRAN -- Iranian animation Hand and Egg has been selected to compete at the 11th edition of the Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest in Italy.
Directed by Fatemeh Qorvi Manjili, the animation is the story of a little girl who meets a bird and decides to help her find her lost chick. As they start searching for the chick they realize that there’s a hand behind all these.
The director stated, “The animation covers the growth stage of a little girl that comes to a realization that the tasty sweets she loves are made of eggs. She has to decide between sweet candy and cookies and the birds that are now her friends”.
In fact, Hand and Egg poses a dilemma for the audience. They have to choose between having pleasure and taking responsibility for protecting animals.
The Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest hosts films from around the world and screens short films up to 16 minutes.
The 2022 edition of the event will be held from June 27- to July 3.
Iranian short film The Letters has also made it to the festival.
Co-directed by Azita Fallahnejad and Mehdi Sanaati, it is about a girl who writes a letter to the sky and asks for help in order to help her mother.
Other Iranian films Echo, The Recess, and Dancing with Rainbow would also take part in the Italian event.