22nd New York Asian Film Festival

Jul 14-30, 2023

Photo: Photos courtesy of Mohamad Kamal Alavi

World Premiere

Pufferfish

Ava attends a religious rite at school, where teachers sing hymns. After school, she attends her cousin Pouya's birthday party, but with the presence of uninvited guests, the birthday takes a different form.

Director: Mohamad Kamal Alavi
Producer: Amir Panahifar
Screenwriter: Amineh Arani
Cast: Taranom Kazemi, Iliya Akhavan Rad, Siavash Cheraghipour, Amineh Arani, Maryam Mohammadkhani, Abas Alireza, Fariba Sadkhosravi, Afson Namdar, Shirin Fazaeli
Languages: Persian with English Subtitles
2023; 15 min.

SCHEDULE:

Friday July 14, 3:30pm
Film at Lincoln Center

Superlative live action short films by emerging filmmakers.