Broken Smile

Australian Premiere | 2013

Director's Biography
Director's Biography
Hiwa Aminnejad was born to a Kurdish middle class family in Baneh, Iranian Kurdistan, in 1973. He qualified in film direction from the Iranian Young Cinema Society in Tabriz. 
Being both Kurdish and Iranian he is fascinated by the everyday life of Iranian Kurds as they confront the contradictions of tradition, the effects of war and the peculiarities of their situation as an ethnic group spread over several countries. He is part of a group of Iranian directors contributing to the development of a cinema inspired by Kurdish traditions, landscapes and subjects.

Synopsis

This is the tale of an ant travelling
in the company of pomegranates.

Screening with Like Someone in Love.

Production Team

Director
Hiwa Aminnejad
Country
Iran, Kurdistan
Runtime 
7 min
Language
Kurdish with English Subtitles
Premiere Status 
Classification 
18+
Year
2011
Screenwriter 
Producer
Hiwa Aminnejad
Cinematographer 
Editor
Cast
Farzad Hassanmirzaei, Asieh Moradi, Omid Zandi, Sarina Alavizadeh, Fardin Zandi & Yeganeh Zohrabi

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