CARPENTER

IRAN, 13 MIN, 2023

RUSSIAN PREMIERE

ABOUT

An old Kurdish man (Hussein Mahmood) who is a carpenter tries to make artificial legs for people who have lost their legs.

DIRECTOR

XELÎL SEHRAGERD

Born and raised in 1980 Meriwan, Kurdistan, he started his career in 1987 as photographer, filmmaker, editor. His films have been selected and screened at numerous international film festivals including American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund - USA 2023, Sheffield Doc Fest - UK 2023, Osnabrück Independent Film Festival – Germany 2023, Magma International Short Film Festival – Italy 2023, RIFFA - Regina International Film Festival - Canada 2024. Xelîl Sehragerd holds awards from Big Sky Documentary Film Festival – USA 2023, Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival – Estonia 2023, Avanca Film festival – Portugal 2023, INTERNATIONAL SHORTS MÉXICO Film Festival – Mexico 2023, etc.

 

SECTION

Doker 2024 — DokerShorts