Three Iranian films invited to Italy’s Torino Film Festival
The 42nd Torino Film Festival in Italy will showcase three films from Iran, including one feature film, one documentary, and one short film. The festival will take place from November 22 to 30, 2024.
The feature film ‘The Last Act,’ directed and written by Peyman Shahbod, will compete in the feature film category. The short film ‘Black Scarf,’ created by Alireza Shah Hosseini, will be featured in the short film competition. Plus, the documentary ‘Higher than Acidic Clouds,’ directed by Ali Asgari, will be presented in the long documentary film section of the festival, ISNA reported.
The Torino Film Festival is one of the largest film festivals in Italy. Over its 42 years of operation, it has become a significant reference point for both emerging and established filmmakers from around the world.
‘The Last Act’ is produced by Mohammad Ahmadi and tells the story of a film and the private lives of some of its actors and crew members as they travel to a shooting location. The narrative explores how they find common threads that lead them to new meanings in life during the final shots of the film.
The cast of ‘The Last Act’ includes Marjan Qomari, Atabak Naderi, Maryam Qasemi, Masiha Yousefi, Bahram Norouzi, Jalal Etesami, and Neda Jalali.
The short film ‘Black Scarf,’ written and directed by Alireza Shah Hosseini, poses a thought-provoking question: “Do you know anything about spiders? They eat their partners.” The film features actors such as Pasha Rostami, Tara Majidzadeh, Lotfollah Saifi, Mahna Seyedi, the late Hatam Mashmooli, Javad Falahatkar, Hasti Qarib, Iraj Abedi, Nasser Ma’refat, and Arshia Cheraghi.
The documentary ‘Higher than Acidic Clouds,’ directed by Ali Asgari, runs for 71 minutes and is presented in black and white.