TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Short animated ‘My City Sardasht,’ a product of Tehran branch of Iranian Young Cinema Society (IYCS) is a tribute to chemical attack on the city in 1987 by Saddam Hussein of Baathist Iraq.

Directed by Ziba Arjang, the short animation has been quite publicized by many participations in world festivals including Brazil’s 2014 edition of Anim Arte, Italy’s 2015 edition of River Film Festival, Scotch 2015 version of Xpo North, Spanish 2015 version of International Eurofilm Festival, British 2015 version of In Short, Cameroon’s 2015 edition of City Short Film Festival, and US 2015 version of The Valley Film Festival, and German 2016 edition of Back Up.

In its 10th international appearance, ‘My City Sardasht’ went to British city of Bradford in the city’s Small World Film Festival 2016 - Bradford City of Film held June 1-30 which displayed short documentaries, animated stories, fiction, and comedy, to claim the trophy of Best Film. The story of the film is narrated by Kajal, a local Kurdish girl who weaves traditional gabbeh, during which she tells the grueling story of chemical attack on the city and the silent death of her family members.

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