The Silence
Iran, Italy / Fiction / 15' / HD / Color / 2016
Fatma and her mother are Kurdish refugees in Italy. On their visit to the doctor, Fatma has to translate what the doctor tells to her mother, but she keeps silent.
Director: Farnoosh Samadi & Ali Asgari
Script: Farnoosh Samadi & Ali Asgari
Director of Photography: Alberto Marchiori
Producer: Giovanni Pompili, Olivier Chantriaux
Editing: Mauro Rossi
Festivals Attended & Awards
20 MinMax International Short Film Festival – Best Short Film
Adana Film Festival – Best Short Fiction Film
Aix-en-Provence International Short Film Festival
Anonimul International Independent Film Festival – Ovidiu Bose Pastina Special Award
Atlanta Film Festival – Honorable Mention
Berlin Interfilm Festival – Best Film
Brussels Short Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
Expresion en Corto International Film Festival – SIGNIS Award – Special Mention
Fajr Film Festival
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival – Best European Film
Grenoble Short Film Festival – Best Film
Guam International Film Festival – Grand Jury Award
Hamptons International Film Festival – Golden Starfish Award
HollyShorts Film Festival
International Izmir Short Film Festival – Golden Cat Award
Ischia Film Festival – Special Mention
Isfahan International Festival of Films for Children & Young Adults
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists – Special Prize
Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival – Special Jury Award
Leeds International Film Festival – Prix Louis Le Prince
Leiden International Short Film Experience – Jury Award
Les Arcs European Film Festival
London Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
Mons International Festival of Love Films – Jury Award
Nashville Film Festival
Ortigia Film Festival – Jury Award Best Short Film, Laser Film Award, Rai Cinema Award
Reykjavik International Film Festival
Sarasota Film Festival – Jury Prize
Tampere International Short Film Festival
Tehran Short Film Festival
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Valladolid International Film Festival – Best Short Film
VideoMaker Film Festival – People’s Choice Award, Special Jury Prize
Zagreb Film Festival
Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth – Best Fiction Film