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TW premiere
Anita, Lost in the News
Nominees and Awards
- ★ 2024 Istanbul Film Festival
- ★ 2023 Cleveland International Film Festival Best Short Animation
Synopsis
On October 27, 2020, an inflatable boat leaves the coast of Dunkirk, France, to take 19 illegal immigrants to England, but capsizes after a few minutes. Seven migrants drown in the English Channel, five of whom belong to a Kurdish-Iranian family. This is an anima-documentary based on a true story.
Team
Director
Behzad NALBANDI
Behzad NALBANDI graduated from Tehran Film School. He’s an artist, graphic designer, and theater actor. He has made four short films, four documentaries, and a TV drama. His anima-doc, The Unseen, premiered at IDFA 2019 and was a festival hit.
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