HEYVAN

Animal

(Heyvan)

Year 2017
Runtime 15 mins
Language Without dialogue
Canadian Premiere

This short film precedes the following film(s): Interspecies and Intergalactic


A man becomes a beast in an attempt to cross a border. This deftly crafted Iranian student short questions a man’s worth within a flawed human system.

Countries

Iran
Awards
Cannes, 2nd Prize Cinéfondation
Festivals
Cannes, CINÉFONDATION SELECTION; Melbourne International Film Festival; Cannes ( THE CINÉFONDATION SELECTION 2017 ) (May 2017); cannes, France / ( winner of second prize in this section ); 66th Melbourne International Film Festival /; 32th Cinema jove 2017 / Valencia; 23nd Sarajevo Film Festival / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Director
Bahman Ark / Bahram Ark
Screenwriter
Bahram & Bahman Ark
Cinematographer
Ali Abpak
Editor
Ali Moslemi
Production Design
Bahram & Bahman Ark
Music
Mehdi Naderi
Cast
Davoud Noorpoor