A middle-aged man who is a projectionist of a small-town cinema meets his teenage love after many years. The faces of all the residents of the city are deformed and only crying will make their faces return to their normal form.
Writer & Director
Hazhir As'adi
Art Director
Afsaneh Ghorbani
Animator, Character & Background Designer
Elahe Rafiei
Adviser
Ahmad Farsad
Color & Composite
Elahe Rafiei
Sound Designer & Mixer
Ramin Abousedgh
Composer
Faraz Abdollahi & Bardia Tarahi
Animatic
Masoud Moradi
Edit
Hazhir As'adi
Titel
Hooman Najafi
Storyboard
Yazdan Baharloei & Hazhir As'adi
Poster
Sina Aubi
Distributor
Befir Distribution
Producer
Sina Aubi, Hazhir As'adi & Afsaneh Ghorbani
Executive Producer
See Studio - Befir Pro - Soore Art University
Production
Documentary, Experimental & Animation Film Center - Hazhir As'adi
Official Selection - 31st Palm Springs International ShortFest (United States 2025) International Premiere / (Academy Award - BAFTA Award - Goya Award) Qualifying
Official Selection - 49th CINANIMA -International Animated film festival (Portugal 2025) / (Academy Award - Canadian Screen Award) Qualifying
Best Animation - 71st Youth Cinema Region Festival (Iran 2025)
Best Animation - 14th Sayeh Short Film Festival (Iran 2025)
Honorable Mention - 27th Inventa un film - LENOLA FILM FESTIVAL (Italy 2025)
Official Selection - 27th EQUINOXIO FILM FEST (Colombia 2025)
Official Selection - 8th ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival (Azerbaijan 2025)
Official Selection - 31st Alexandre Trauner ARTFILM Festival (Hungary 2025)
Official Selection - 21st Vox Popular Film Festival (Canada 2025)
Official Selection - 22nd Sedicicorto Forlì International Film Festival (Italy 2025)