Hesam Sharifi

"No Book This Year" tells the story of Yalda, a former staff member of Afghanistan's booth at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Years after the booth's closure, Yalda takes it upon herself to independently relaunch Afghanistan's presence at the fair. Despite numerous challenges and obstacles, her unwavering determination to showcase Afghan literature and culture shines through, illustrating the resilience of the human spirit in preserving cultural heritage.

"Man on The Silver Mountain" is a short film about a young Iranian actor who is called Alireza. Alireza wants to catch a role in a movie inspired by the famous novel Le Pere Goriot. Alireza is trying to make a good test film to send to the director. But his problems never let him make a test film.

There is a tree that Springs out of the bottom of hell, called Zaqqum. The inhabitants of the inferno have to eat the fruits of Zaqqum, which makes their bodies tear apart and release bodily fluids as a punishment. The Short Film pictures the daily battle of life between two Sons of Perdition are called Alpha and Omega. They fight together every day to achieve something valuable.