ANITA LOST IN THE NEWS

 Director: BEHZAD NALBANDI

 Time: 15’

 Year of Production: 2023

 Language: KURDÎ

 Subtitle: TIRKÎ-INGILÎZÎ

Synopsis

On October 27th, 2020 an inflatable boat leaves the coast of Dunkirk, France, to take 19 immigrants to England, but it capsizes after a few minutes. Seven migrants drowned in the English Channel, five belonged to a Kurdish-Iranian family who had gone on this difficult journey dreaming of a better life. This is an anima-documentary based on a true story.

 

Biography

 

Iranian visual artist and documentary filmmaker Behzad Nalbandi (1972) studied film at the Tehran Film School. He is the author of Kashkoul (2010), The Morning of the 9th Day (2012) and the award-winning feature debut The Unseen(2019), which tells the story of people in correctional institutions. His work often uses animated elements that can better convey the harsh reality of the social issues he addresses.