Screening
Asian New Force Category Finalist Showcase
Ceremony Night
Behnam Abedi (Iran)
Col / 15' 41" / In Persian with English subtitles
An hour before the opening of a funfair, a worker falls to his death down the Ferris wheel, and the other workers are forced to keep silent. The opening ceremony continues.
Artist’s Statement
Taste of being rejected has always been one of my fears and this time I tried to recreate this feeling in this film. I would like to tell a simple story about rejection and see what will be the reaction of someone who is in banishment and suppression?
