On the night of her death, a grandmother gives a valuable diamond to Sam, her eight-year old grandson with Down syndrome. The diamond does not belong to their family but her sons are determined to find it.
On the night of her death, a grandmother gives a valuable diamond to Sam, her eight-year old grandson with Down syndrome. The diamond does not belong to their family but her sons are determined to find it.
BLACK SEED
(Daneye Siaah)
Iran 2023 / 15′
a film by
Amirhoman Khosravani
with
Houmayoun Ershadi
Alireza Sani Far
Sara Valiani
Diba Zahdi
Ebrahim Azizi
Mehdi Masayebi
| Screenplay | Amirhoman Khosravani Amir Najafi |
| Director of Photography | Masoud Amini Tirani |
| Production Design | Leila Naghdi Pari |
| Costume Design | Leila Naghdi Pari |
| Editor | Hamid Reaza Barzegar |
| Sound Recorder | Masih Seraj |
| Sound Mixer | Arash Ghasemi |
| Producer | Majid Barzegar |
| Production | Rainy Pictures |
| Distribution | Esen Studios |
AWARDS
- TACOMA FILM FESTIVAL
USA, 2023
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM - FESTIVAL TULIPANI DI SETA NERA
Italy, 2024
MIGLIOR SORRISO NASCENTE
Official Selections
- International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala
India, 2023
OSCAR Qualifying Festival - Tacoma Film Festival
USA, 2023 - Festival Tulipani di seta nera
Italy, 2024 - Paphos International Film Festival
Cyprus, 2024 - Lo Spiraglio Film Festival
Italy, 2024
Amirhoman Khosravani
“Black seed” is the first short-film directed by Amirhoman Khosravani.
