Micro Short
Telephone
Directed by Soheil Karimi Kandi
AFIN 2026 Nominee
- 2026
- 8m
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Iran - Persian
- MA 15+
- Drama
- Horror
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- SAYESAN HONAR
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Synopsis
In an abandoned city, a young man randomly calls people and lies to them to ask for money. During one of these calls, a young woman asks for his card number and transfers money to him. Later, the man calls her again, but this time the woman has a strange request for him.
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- World PremiereThe filmmaker tells us this is where it happens
- Nominated for Best International Micro Short Film
Director's Biography
Soheil Karimi Kandi Director
I was born on 07 march of 1991. I have been interested in cinema since I was a child. I studied at the Film Conservatory, Then I graduated from Azad University with a bachelor's degree in film directing in 2012. I have been working as an assistant writer since 2007 and I have appeared in ten films as a writer. I have decided to make a short film independently since 2012. I have told stories about MS illness, butterfly disease, illegal immigration, and Iran's political problems in my short films. And at 2022, I made my first feature film called "Sparrow". A film about an Iranian lesbian couple, their family problems, their secret life, and the Islamic government's approach to them. FILMOGRAPHY: Short films: Classic 2012 (30 min) Vivaldi 2017 (30 min) The Path (12 min)
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Telephone was an official Nominee for Best International Micro Short Film at the AFIN International Film Festival 2026, a Top 100 Best Reviewed and IMDb-qualifying festival.
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