‘She’s Not Here’ to feature at Italy’s Terni, Napoli festivals
The 14-minute Iranian short film “She’s Not Here”, written and directed by Saeid Siri and starring Sara Mayli and Alireza Gilouri, has been selected to screen in two Italian festivals as part of its 11th and 12th international outings.
First, it will participate in the 21st edition of the Popoli e Religioni Terni Film Festival, held in Terni from November 8 to 16, under the theme “The New World – Si vis Pacem, para Pacem (If you want peace, prepare for peace)”.
The festival focuses on issues such as spirituality, interreligious dialogue, migration and social justice in contemporary cinema.
Following that, the film will also screen at the 22nd edition of the DISACCORDI International Short Film Festival in Naples, from November 3 to 9.
The festival promotes emerging filmmakers and independent short films across fiction, documentary, animation and experimental formats.
“She’s Not Here” tells the story of Kiana, a nine-year-old girl who suffers deep psychological trauma following an incident and then discovers that her drawing notebook possesses a magical power capable of altering her surroundings.
The short film had previously received the Best Director award at the 15th edition of the Iceland’s Pageant Film Festival and was also recognized as the Best and Most Impactful Film at the Hecare Festival in Canada.