Acclaimed Social Documentary Goes to U.S. Meihodo

Date: 19 February 2022 - 22:12

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TEHRAN (IFILM) -- ‘Colors Are Free’ has been added to the Iranian lineup of the 4th annual Meihodo International Youth Media Festival (MIYVMF) in the U.S.
Directed and produced by Behnam Mohammadi, ‘Colors Are Free’ is a social documentary film about an old man who is known as a master painter in pursuit of his lost past.
During the story, a young man named Mahyar joins him to learn painting and to discover the magic of colors; and this is when an old secret is revealed.
According to Mohammadi, the movie is captured in a different ambiance where the locations and frames look like paintings.
Manouchehr Alipour, Yousef Yazdani and Sepideh Pahlevanzadeh star in the movie.
This year, Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker Michael Douglas will serve as guest of honor and advisor at the Meihodo festival. Douglas will appear during the short film festival’s virtual awards ceremony to announce the grand prize winner and offer insights to young filmmakers.
The ceremony will be organized via Japan-based Meihodo’s headquarters in New York City, and stream on YouTube for the U.S. audience.
Founded in 2018, the MIYVMF is one of the largest short film festivals in the world.
The goal of festival is to bring young filmmakers from around the world together to celebrate the art of filmmaking.
The theme of this year’s festival will be “Dreaming Big in the Digital Revolution.”
The Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival will announce the winners on February 22, 2022.
More Iranian lineup at the event also include ‘Huntsman’ and ‘Slow and Sluggish’, both by Delavar Doustanian, ‘Grape Season’ by Behrouz Khorram, Soheila Pourmohammadi’s ‘The Savior’, ‘Goodnight Melika’ by Alborz Poursayyad, ‘Macular’ by Mohsen Tizhoush and Kasra Tirsaha’s ‘Gallu’.