Iranian short flick ‘Zohal’ has garnered the award of “special focus” section at the 2020 LAMPA International Film Festival in Russia.
Directed by Nasrin Mohammadpour, the short film shows the life of a young Afghan girl who has been subjected to early marriage.
The short film has previously gone on screen at the 2020 Positively Different Short Film Festival in Greece, where it competed with 44 films from other countries.
The internationally recognized LAMPA festival promotes the concepts of volunteering and charity through cinema.
Every year, the festival attracts many professional and amateur filmmakers who work on socially significant ideas.
The seventh edition of the LAMPA film festival was held on October 14-16, 2020.