The Untouchable
Director: Avazeh Shahnavaz, 2021, Canada, 15 minutes, Cast: Nika Shahbazzadeh, Payam Ahmadinia, Abolfazl Abhar, Zohreh Bakhtiari, Hilda Kordbacheh
A young woman stands in the middle of a highway desperately screaming. For over an hour she’s been looking for someone, jumping in front of cars and holding up traffic. Sergeant Jabbari arrives on the scene to arrest her but quickly finds himself in a helpless position, while several witnesses record the scene with their phones but the situation only gets worse.
Screening with: Two Cities: A Conversation + Singo
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Avazeh Shahnavaz
Avazeh (Ava) Shahnavaz is an Iranian-Canadian filmmaker. Born in Tehran, Iran on Dec 23, 1989, she moved to Canada in 2007. Avazeh graduated in film production from Toronto film school and received a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Psychology from the University of Waterloo. She started her career with making documentaries about places and people, as well as producing advertising videos for various purposes. Avazeh moved back to Iran in 2018 and has since started to make short films in her homeland, since Iran is the main source of inspiration for her.