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In a world ruled by crows and discrimination, a young girl decides to fight for justice.

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Director Statement

This film is dedicated to the memory of 22-year-old Azerbaijani Turk Hadis Najafi, who was killed after being hit by 6 bullets from security forces during protests in Iran on September 21, 2022, and to those fighting against gender, ethnic and cultural discrimination in Iran.

About

Details

Idea and financial support: Azerbaijan Cultural Society of Northern California

Director: Nazrin Aghamaliyeva

Producer: Rashid Aghamaliyev

Country: Azerbaijan, United States, Czech Republic

Duration: 9 minutes, 19 seconds

Format: DCP / ProRes / Mp4

Production: ANIMAFILM Studio

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© ANIMAFILM Studio

© Azerbaijan Cultural Society of Northern California

2023

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“I am going to the protests with excitement. A few years from now, I want to look back and feel happy that I attended the protests and everything has changed since then.”
- Hadis Najafi

Background
Download the full text here:

"The hijab is used as a tool of repression and compliance for women in Iran and is mandatory in public. Hadis Najafi, 23, was a part of the new generation of Azerbaijani Turk youth, conscious to both gender and ethnic struggle in Iran. She enjoyed sharing videos about fashion and styling her hair on social media, all without wearing the hijab. Her Instagram bio stated in Turkish, “if there’s another me, replace me.” A TikToker shot dead while protesting for women’s rights, Hadis Najafi has become a symbol for Azerbaijani resistance in Iran."

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(An excerpt from "Hadis Najafi" paper by Azerbaijan Cultural Society of Northern California)

Awards

  • Almaty Animation Festival (Kazakhstan) – Best Visual Design Award

  • Sevil International Women's Documentary Film Festival (Azerbaijan) – Best Local Film Award

  • Procida Film Festival (Italy) – Best Animated Film Award

  • DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival (Azerbaijan) – Best Local Film Award

  • Golden Grape Short Film Festival (Georgia) – Jury’s Special Mention Award

  • Baku International Short Film Festival (Azerbaijan) - Special Jury Mention Award

  • Up and Coming International Film Festival Hannover (Germany) - International Film Award

  • International Silk Road Film Festival (Turkey) - Best Short Animated Film Award

  • PIAFF, Paris International Animation Film Festival (France) - Audience Award

Screenings

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ACADEMY AWARD-QUALIFYING FESTIVALS

2023

  • June 11-17 - Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France) – Competition

  • Ocotber 6-15 - Animest – Bucharest International Animation Film Festival (Romania) – Competition

  • October 20-24 - Bucheon International Animation Festival (South Korea) – Competition

  • November 14-19 - Izmir International Short Film Festival (Turkey) - Out of Competition

2024

  • April 5-14 - Kaboom Animation Festival (the Netherlands) – Competition

  • August 26 – September 1 - OFF - Odense International Film Festival (Denmark) – Out of Competition

  • November 6-7 - CINANIMA - International Animated Film Festival – Out of Competition

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ALL FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS

2023​

  • June 11-17 - Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France) – Competition. International Premiere

  • August 4-12 - DokuFest, International Documentary and Short Film Festival (Kosovo) - Out of Competition

  • August 16-19 - Animist Tallinn, International Animation Festival (Estonia) - Out of Competition

  • September 6-10, 2023 - Almaty Animation Festival (Kazakhstan) – Competition. Best Visual Design Award

  • September 6-10, 2023 - ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival (Azerbaijan) - Out of Competition

  • September 11-24, 2023 - Chaniartoon - International Comic & Animation Festiva (Greece)

  • September 15-22, 2023 - Sevil International Women's Documentary Film Festival (Azerbaijan) – Competition. Best Local Film Award

  • September 18-23 - Procida Film Festival (Italy) – Competition. Best Animated Film Award

  • September 21-24 - Animation Volda Festival (Norway) - Out of Competition (Cultural Showcase Program)

  • September 26 – October 1 - Animasyros International Animation Festival (Greece) - Out of Competition 

  • September 26 – October 1 - DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival (Azerbaijan) – Competition. Best Local Film Award

  • September 27-30 - Golden Grape Short Film Festival (Georgia) – Competition. Jury’s Special Mention Award

  • October 2-8 - Festival War on Screen (France) – Competition

  • October 2-8 - ANIMAGE - International Animation Festival of Pernambuco (Brazil) – Competition

  • October 2-8 - BALKANIMA - European Animated Film Festival - Out of Competition (World Panorama)

  • October 4-8 - LINOLEUM Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival (Ukraine) - Out of Competition

  • October 4-8 - Tallgrass Film Festival (USA) – Competition

  • Ocotber 6-15 - Animest – Bucharest International Animation Film Festival (Romania) – Competition

  • October 17-21 - St. John's International Women's Film Festival (Canada) - Out of Competition

  • October 23-29 - Canlandıranlar Animation Film Festival (Turkey) – Competition

  • October 20-24 - Bucheon International Animation Festival (South Korea) – Competition

  • October 25-28 - Animae Caribe International Animation & Digital Media Festival (Trinidad and Tobago)

  • November 2-5 - TIAF - Tbilisi International Animation Festival (Georgia) – Competition

  • November 10-15 - Baku International Short Film Festival (Azerbaijan) – Competition

  • November 13-18 - TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival (Georgia) - Competition

  • November 14-19 - Izmir International Short Film Festival (Turkey) - Out of Competition

  • November 16-19 - GIRAF International Festival of Independent Animation (Canada) - Competition

  • November 22-26 - Up-and-coming Int. Film Festival Hannover (Germany) - Competition

  • November 16-19 - Rising of Lusitania - AnimaDoc Film Festival (Poland) - Out of Competition

  • November - 34th Cinemagic International Film Festival (Ireland) – Competition

  • November 27 – December 3 - Animateka International Animated Film Festival (Slovenia) - Out of Competition

  • December 14-16 - Festival of film and video art for a new non-violent culture of peace (Serbia)

  • December 15-18 - International Silk Road Film Festival (Turkey) - Competition

2024

  • January 16-21 – PIAFF - Paris International Animation Film Festival (France) – Competition

  • January 17-21 - Íránci Film Festival (Czech Republic) - Non-competitive festival

  • March 1-31 - Amnesty International Film Festival (France) – Competition

  • March 22-24 - Beirut Animation Nights (Lebanon) – Competition

  • April 4-6 - TAAFI - Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (Canada)

  • April 5-14 - Kaboom Animation Festival (the Netherlands) – Competition

  • May 9 - The Animation Festival of Halifax (AFX) (Canada) - Out of Competition

  • July 26-28 - Almaty Animation Festival (Kazakhstan) – Out of Competition

  • August 26 – September 1 - OFF - Odense International Film Festival (Denmark) – Out of Competition

  • ​September 19-29 - SLASH Film Festival (Austria) - Competition

  • October 2-6 - ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival (Azerbaijan) - Out of Competition

  • November 6-7 - CINANIMA - International Animated Film Festival – Out of Competition

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