Karachi Culture Festival to screen Iranian films
Three Iranian films, one feature and two shorts, have been selected for the third Karachi International Culture Festival, running from October 29 to November 22 in Karachi, Pakistan.
The selected films are the feature ‘Call Me Ziba’ by Rasoul Sadr-e Ameli and the shorts ‘Minab’ by Marziyeh Jafari and ‘Bang Bang’ by Pouya Shahjahani, ILNA reported on Monday.
‘Call Me Ziba’ follows Khosrow, who has been forcibly hospitalized in a psychiatric institution and has spent years thinking of his daughter Ziba. Today is Ziba’s sixteenth birthday, and Khosrow refuses to let the day pass like any other.
‘Minab’ is a short film in memory of 168 children killed in the attack on Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab, southern Iran, which was hit by a US missile strike on February 28, the first day of the US-Israeli war against Iran.
It follows children in a classroom drawing pictures of their future careers, only for their imaginative world to be shattered by the sound of aircraft and a sudden explosion during a devastating attack on a school in Minab, paying tribute to young lives cut short.
‘Bang Bang’ is about a young child sitting in the back seat of a car, desperately trying to find a way out of their world as their parents relentlessly quarrel during the drive.
Hosted by the Pakistan Arts Council, the 25-day festival covers music, theater, dance, visual arts and cinema, including film screenings. More than 1,000 artists from over 150 countries are taking part this year, alongside more than 500 Pakistani artists.
Iran’s participation with three films provides an opportunity to showcase a selection of its cinematic productions alongside works from around the world.