Watch: Award-winning short film 'Funfair' is set in the streets of Tehran

"Aren't we going to the carnival?" No matter where you live on this planet, life isn't easy when you don't have money. This is the great struggle with humanity, because we still haven't managed to solve this problem for all. Funfair is an award-winning short film from the streets of Tehran, Iran, directed by filmmaker Kaveh Mazaheri. This originally premiered in 2019 and he later released his first-ever feature film, titled Botox, in 2020. The film won a Special Mention for Best International Short Film at the Palm Springs Shortfest 2020. After years of waiting and playing on the festival circuit, it's available to watch online. In Funfair, Majid is a man in financial difficulty who invents a scheme to improve the life of his wife Sarah: pushing her in front of a car to collect insurance money. With Soroush Saeidi, Sonia Sanjari and Artin Rabiei. It reminds me of Ramin Bahrani's remarkable independent film, Man Push Cart. Definitely worth watching for 15 minutes.

Thanks to Vimeo Staff Picks for the tip on this short. Brief synopsis via Vimeo: "Majid, a young Iranian man in financial difficulty, tries to push his wife in front of a car in the busy streets of Tehran in order to earn insurance money." Funfair is directed by Iranian filmmaker Kaveh Mazaheri - you can see more of his work on his Vimeo or visit his official website. He earned his bachelor's degree in railway engineering and began his film career as an autodidact in 2005, completing a feature film titled Botox in 2020. The screenplay is by Kaveh Mazaheri and Sepinood Najian. It is produced by Pooyan Sedghi, Soroush Saeidi and Kaveh Mazaheri. With photography by Behrouz Badrouj and music by Kito Siqueira & Roberto Coelho. This premiered at the 2019 San Diego Asian Film Festival and the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival a few years ago. For more information on the film, visit Mazaheri's page. To watch more short films, click here. Thoughts?

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