The Wound
Zakhm
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NOMINATED - BEST ACTRESS (VANIA AFZALI)
2020
Iran
13 mins
Persian
NYC Premiere
Short Film Competition
| Sahar Nourmonavar | |
| Sahar Nourmonavar | |
| Alireza Labibian, Vania Afzali |
A 9-year-old girl menstruates after an earthquake and loss of her family. She knows nothing about what is happening to her, and thinks she has been wounded.
About the Director
Sahar Nourmonavar was born in Shiraz Iran. Sahar met a filmmaker friend and became interested in scriptwriting, then began to take film classes and attend screenings at the Film Society, which deepened her love for cinema. Sahar passed a scriptwriting course with Asghar Farhadi and a directing course with Shahram Mokri. She is currently a student at Karnameh Institute of Arts and Culture that was founded by Negar Eskandarfar. The Wound is her first short film.
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Awards
2021 IVY International Film Festival (USA) – Best International Short Film
2021 Festival Internacional de Cortometraje UVAQ (Mexico) – Best Short Film
