Sheep
Iran / Fiction / 14’ / Color / 2024
A little girl in Tehran, living with her mother, decides to save sheep from being sacrificed for the traditional ceremony called Eid-e-Ghorban.
Director: Hadi Babaeifar
Script: Hadi Babaeifar
Director of Photography: Adib Sobhani
Producer: Hadi Babaeifar
Editing: Hamid Najafirad
Sound: Zohreh Aliakbari, Javad Jahangiri
Cast: Rose Tabatabaei, Gelavij Alam
Biography
Born in Tehran, Iran in 1983, he discovered his interest in cinema at the age of 20 and bought his own camera. He studied film criticism and acting at the Karnameh Institute of Arts and Culture while simultaneously working as a photographer on several feature film sets. When he was 32, he embarked on a directing degree in Tehran, graduating in 2018. His debut short film Deer premiered in Berlinale Generation in 2022 and is the first part of his animal trilogy. Sheep is the second film in the trilogy.
Filmography
Deer (2022)
Sheep (2024)
Festivals Attended
Berlin International Film Festival
Calgary International Film Festival
Beirut Shorts
Sulmona International Film Festival
St. Louis International Film Festival
Chicago Children's International Film Festival
Cinekid Film Festival
Brno Film Festival
Awards
Best International Short Film - Sulmona International Film Festival