Vadiyar

Fictional Short Film

A wild animal attacks Sasan’s pregnant mother, and the people of the village believe that when a pregnant woman is attacked by a wild creature, the entire community becomes exposed to the rabies virus. According to this belief, the only way to save everyone is to hunt down and kill the animal responsible. Vadiyar follows the tension, fear, and moral conflict that unfold as the villagers confront this dilemma.

Written & Directed by

Marjan Khosravi

Producers

Mahdieh Sadat Mehvar, Milad Khosravi

Cast

• Masīh Najafi
• Maryam Moradian
• Habib Tajmiri
• Didar Mahmoudi, Mahyar Sadeqi (Project Manager)
• Naser Qaedi

Key Crew

• Director of Photography: Arman Fayyaz
• Editor: Emad Khodabakhsh
• Sound Recordist: Soroush Azizi
• Sound Design & Mix: Arash Ghasemi
• VFX: Mohammad Baradaran
• Costume Designer: Masoumeh Khodadadi
• Poster Designer: Morteza Shojaei
• Music: Dr. Ali Bakan
• Color Grading: Farbod Jalali
• Photographer: Somayeh Jafari
• Animal Trainer: Adel Behboudi
• Production Manager: Javad Yousefi

Produced by the Youth Cinema Society of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province

Official Selections & Nominations

• Norway Young Filmmakers Festival
• Crime & Punishment Film Festival, Turkey
• 44th Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece
• Nepal Mountain Film Festival
• 37th Tehran International Short Film Festival
• 39th Fajr Film Festival
• ISFA – Iranian Short Film Association

Major Award Nominations

Nominee for the Grand Prize and the Ingmar Bergman Award
at the Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying)

Additional Recognition

Nominee for the Golden Butterfly Award
at the 34th Isfahan International Festival of Films for Children & Youth

Year of Production: 2021 (1400)