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AND GRANNY WOULD DANCE Short Film Competition

AND GRANNY WOULD DANCE

Description

Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1

In Iran, Marmar listens to the stories told by her grandmother’s friends as they play an illicit game of cards. Based on memories and shared stories of love, grief and resilience, this is a tribute to the solidarity of Iranian women.

Bios

Maryam is a British-Iranian, BAFTA winning animator-director who was born in Tehran, Iran. Having lived through revolution and war, she moved to the UK in 2000, where, with a background in painting, she discovered animation and studied for an MA in Animation at the Royal College of Art. Maryam’s 2019 film Grandad was a romantic won the BAFTA Award for British Short Animation, the Public Choice Award at the British Animation Awards and Best Animation at Rhode Island IFF. Maryam has also been commissioned by Tintype Gallery and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Contact

Abigail Addison
Animate Projects
abigail@animateprojects.org

Screenings

Screens as part of
SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1
October 26, 11:30 a.m.

Chinese 2

Details

Country: UK

Year: 2024

Director: Maryam Mohajer

Screenwriter: Maryam Mohajer

Producer: Abigail Addison

Executive Producer: Gary Thomas

Editor: Anna Dick

Music: Tanera Dawkins

Cast/Featuring: Soussan Farokhnia, Maral Mohammadi, Maryam Davary, Farzaneh Yazdandoost, Saba Yazdani

Running Time (minutes): 10

Language: English

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