Hosein Darabi’s short film, Alamak (The Gas Regulator) has received approval to vie at the 2017 edition of Skepto International Film Festival to convene in Hostel Marina of Cagliari in Italy from Wednesday May 10 to Saturday May 13.
Alamak was produced by Howzeh Honari, an art subdivision of Islamic Development Organization of Iran. The production revolves around misplaced installation of a gas pipe in the street that causes various incidents and the fact that everybody has a different solution for the incidents.
Skepto International Film Festival is focused on short films and has a competitive nature. Skepto is a non-profitmaking cultural association, born of the joint effort of several cinema, photography and visual arts lovers. Skepto, from the greek term for seeing, watching, observing, but always in a careful, critical, never passive way.
Its main aim is to encourage and give exposure to independent filmmakers from all over the world thereby creating an open space for dialogue and intercultural exchange. Moreover, the Skepto International Film Festival means to become a cultural reference point for the city of Cagliari and to widen its orizons to other Italian, European and Mediterranean cities.
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