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A&J 5【ONLINE 6/4〜】Asia International & Japan Program 5

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Solar Eclipse

Saaghi and her two friends have come to the largest park in Teheran to take pictures of the one-in-a-century total eclipse announced later in the afternoon. Their wanderings lead them to a remote part of the park. As the sun disappears, Saaghi sees something that should have stayed hidden.

Director: Alireza Ghasemi & Raha Amirfazli
Time: 0:14:12
Country: Iran & France
Genre: Drama
Year: 2021

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Director

Alireza Ghasemi & Raha Amirfazli

Alireza Ghasemi is an Iranian Filmmaker. He received his Master’s degree in Film Directing from the Art University of Tehran. He has made several short films until the global admired short “Lunch Time,” which earned him a nomination for the short film Palm d’Or of Cannes Film Festival. Being active in cinema-related cultural activities, he is now the International Manager of the Iranian Short Film guild (ISFA.) He continued his path, participating in Cannes Film Festival’s residency program with his first feature-length film script “The Ceremony.”
?Raha Amirfazli is an Iranian filmmaker who graduated from the Art University of Tehran in Film Directing. She has made several short films that have earned her national and international screenings, including Nausea. In addition to serving as a referee in the Danish journal “Short Film Studies,” she is also the editor-in-chief of the “24 Frames” website. Raha is currently advancing her studies in the MFA Film Production program of New York University.