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Behind the Glasses

A skyscraper window cleaner experiences a strange occurrence on an otherwise dull workday.      

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Plot Summary
A skyscraper window cleaner experiences a strange occurrence on an otherwise uneventful workday, sparking dissatisfaction with the monotony of his routine. As he cleans the windows of a hospital, he notices a child on the other side of the glass, battling cancer. Moved by the child’s situation, he decides to brighten their day, using his time on the job to bring a moment of joy and connection.

 

 

Comments about the film:

Lindsay Mitchell, a jury member of the Bloit International Film Festival, shared this heartfelt sentiment about the film during the 2021 edition, where it won the Power Of Film Award:

This struck a deeply personal chord for me, and in the space of a couple of minutes, moved me to tears. Really beautifully done.”

Director’s Statement(About the theme): 

The strange and unpredictable period of the coronavirus pandemic(COVID-19) reminds us that humans need empathy with each other more than ever. It taught us that we should not have a pocket full of money to help each other or to put a smile on each other’s lips, we just need a heart filled with Mutual understanding, sympathy, and compassion. With this movie, I want to convey the beautiful and exceptional feeling of helping each other and empathy to the viewers and to remind them that to experience this phenomenon we don’t need extraordinary capital and ability, we just need to change our perspective a little with a kind heart.

          

About the director: 

Mahdi Iravani -Born on 4th of July 1985- Director and Editor-Member of Iranian Cinema Editors Association– has collaborated with more than 40 Iranian cinema and television projects as an editor and won the best editor of the Five Continents Festival for editing. In the field of directing, in addition to directing more than 30 films-Theatre, he also directed three short films the ‘truth’, ‘Yad Aun Roza Bakhir’ and ‘Behind the Glasses’ in his career. He won the Power of Film Award in beloit IFF-USA , the best drama film in New Media IFF-China, the best drama film in Erzincan IFF-Turkey and was selected for more than 15 film festivals in Poland, Canada, Turkey, USA, China, South Korea, Hungary and… for Behind the Glasses.

Awards and Honors

2023
China International New Media Short Film Festival Won, KingBonn Award Best Film
2021
Beloit International Film Festival Won, Power Of Film Award Best Film International Shortfilmfestival Detmold Nominated, Best Short Film Istanbul International Short Film Festival Nominated, Best Shortfilm Best Short Film Zoom – Zblizenia Nominated, Special Mention Best Short Fiction Film Iranian Film Festival – San Francisco Nominated, Festival Prize Best Short Film Nickel Independent Film and Video Festival Nominated, Jury Award Best Short Film deadCenter Film Festival Nominated, Best Short Best Narrative Short
2020
Faludi International Film Festival and Photo Competition Nominated, Best Film Short Fiction

CAST AND CREW

Director
Mahdi Iravani

Writer
Pegah Emami

Producers
Reza Taherkhani
Mahdi Iravani

Cast
Omid Bahmani
Amir Ali Khani
Mehdi Arab Imani
Alireza Qazvini
Amir Ali Rezaei
Irfan Nasirloo

Cinematographer
Ramtin Firoozian

Sound Designer
Zohreh Ali Akbari

Sound Mixer
Hamed Hosseinzadeh

Editor
Mahdi Iravani

Music
Mohammad Fereshtehnejad

Distribute by 
Zigguart Virtual Art Gallery

 

Available to Watch on Prime Video(USA, UK, Germany) and Zigguart Multimedia (Worldwide)
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