US film festival to screen Iran’s ‘Here without Me’
Iranian filmmaker Bahram Tavakkoli's Here without Me is slated to be screened at the 2012 edition of Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF).
Tavakkoli's latest production will take part in the World’s Women section of the event.
A contemporary Iranian adaptation of Tennessee Williams' Glass Menagerie, Here without Me recounts the story of a single mother working hard to find a match for her shy and lame-legged daughter, while her son dreams mostly of cinema and running away from family obligations.
Distributed by Iran’s Visual Media Institute, the movie is set to be presented along with 160 feature-length films and 160 shorts from different countries such as France, Russia, Portugal, Canada, and the UK.
Tavakkoli's acclaimed production has been screened at several international festivals such as Montreal's World Film Festival in Canada, Hamburg International Film Festival in Germany and Pune International Film Festival in India.
The film's lead actress Fatemeh Motamed-Aria recently won the Best Actress Prize of the 2011 World Film Festival in Montreal.
Established in 1977, the 36th Cleveland International Film Festival will be held at Tower City Cinemas from March 22 to April 1.
Source: presstv.com
