Omid Abdollahi

director, screenwriter, editor

Iran

Omid Abdollahi is a director, screenwriter and editor who has participated in many international festivals with his short and documentary films. His short film Glimmer (2012), after receiving special mention of the jury in the 35th International Short Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand, France, has been displayed in more than twenty international festivals including the 15th International Short Shorts Film Festival in Japan and the 21st International Short Film Festival in Arcipelago, Italy. In 2015, he was award the Grand Prize for best filmmaker at Sapporo International Festival in Japan for his three short films Bandage (2011), Glimmer (2012) and Hostess (2014). In 2016, he won two supporting awards in the script development and production sections for his documentary project Winners from IDFA Bertha Fund in Amsterdam. His works deal with social issues, especially the relationships and conflicts between human and society or family. Omid Abdollahi is currently a member of the Iranian Short Film Association (ISFA).

Omid Abdollahi :

NIGHTLY WHISPERS (2021)

SOHRAB, A JOURNEY (2017)

WINNERS (2016)

HOSTESS (2014)

GLIMMER (2012)

BANDAGE (2011)

Omid Abdollahi

A Sweet Day

in development

When a young woman gets the chance to have a conjugal meeting with her imprisoned husband after a long time, she decides to re-experience a romantic time in the apathetic and harsh atmosphere of the prison.