Dreamy Fragrance of Spring Blossoms
A dead family lives in a house for a long time. A mother, a father, and a son. War's taken the son, the heart of this family.
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Hera KhanmirzaeiDirector
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Amirhosein SaqafiDirector
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Hera KhanmirzaeiWriter
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Hera KhanmirzaeiProducer
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IYCSProducer
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Homa ShahidizadehKey Cast
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Mohammad Reza BahramiKey Cast
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Farid TahmasebiDirector of Photography
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Amirhosein SaqafiProduction and Costume Design
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Houman EskandariProduction and Costume Design
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Mahommad QanavatiSound Design
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Project Title (Original Language):عطر خیالانگیز شکوفههای بهاری
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Project Type:Experimental, Short, Student
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Runtime:12 minutes 48 seconds
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Completion Date:March 3, 2023
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Production Budget:400 USD
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Country of Origin:Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Country of Filming:Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Language:Persian
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes - Tehran University of Art
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Fanoos Film Festival 2023
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Nominee for the Best Actress -
21st LUKSUZ FILM FESTIVAL 2023
Slovenia
Official Selection -
18th Arica Nativa Film Festival 2023
Chile
Official Selection -
15th International Inter University Short Film Festival 2023
Bangladesh
Winner of the Best Cinematography -
15th The IndieFEST Film Awards 2023
United States
Award of Recognition -
10th Santa Cruz International Film Festival 2024
Argentina
Winner of the Best Experimental Short Film -
14th Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival 2024Venice
Italy
Official Selection -
14th DMViFF 2024
United States
Official Selection -
12th NYC's Winter Film Awards International Film Festival 2024
United States
Nominee for the Best Student Short Film -
11th MIAX International Art and Independent Film Festival 2023
Mexico
Official Selection -
10th Shortcut100 2023
United States
Official Selection -
La Toba International Film Festival 2023
Mexico
Winner of the Best International Short Film -
3rd Cannes World Film Festival 2023
France
Nominee for the Best Student Short Film -
2nd Milan Shorts Film Festival 2023
Italy
Nominee for the Best Production Design -
5th Ekurhuleni International Film Festival 2023
South Africa
Nominee for the Best Achievement in Directing -
2nd Taiga 2023
Russian Federation
Nominee for the Best Drama Short Film -
The White Rose International Film Festival 2023
United Kingdom
Nominee for the Best Student Short Film -
5th International Film Festival The Hague 2023
Netherlands
Official Selection -
4th kalakari film fest 2024
India
Official Selection -
I Am Tomorrow International Film Festival 2023
Belgium
Official Selection -
Anti-War International Independent Film Festival 2023
Estonia
Official Selection -
Give Peace a Screen 2023
Italy
Official Selection -
2nd Miracle Makers International Film Festival 2023
United States
Official Selection -
Dispatches of War 2023
Ukraine
Official Selection -
Abita Springs International Film Festival 2024
United States
Official Selection -
Crossings International Film Festival 2024
United States
Official Selection
Hera Khanmirzaei
I'm an Iranian 20-year-old film student at Tehran University of Art. My main interest is filmmaking, and I work as a screenwriter, director, and editor. I've directed short films and documentaries so far. I'm joyful and hopeful in this extraordinary journey.
Amirhosein Saqafi
● Born on 16 February 1994, in Tehran, Iran.
● Being educated in primary and secondary school in Mathematics
and physics 2012.
● Being a student of Urban Engineering at Tehran University of Art
from 2012 to 2014.
● Professionally studying and doing Acting from 2013 till now on, presented in world film festivals.
● Professionally active in cinema production, being director first
assistant, costume group, and set group, 2013-2018.
● Professionally editing short films, and documentaries, from 2015 till now.
● Assistant Editor to Bahram Dehghani in Saeed Roustaei's "Leila's Brothers", which premiered at Cannes Film Festival 2022.
● Having a BA in Cinema at Tehran University of Art 2014-2018.
● Certificated with 36th FIFF Talent Campus 2018
● Having an MA in Dramatic Literature at Tehran University of Art
2018-2021.
● Founding the first low (&no) budget short film event in Iran in 2019.
Filmography
● Lie, Shame, Truth / Amirhosein Saqafi / 2016 / 10 / Documentary
● Knot / Amirhosein Saqafi / 2016 / 40 / Fiction / being selected in 13th Nahal International Film Festival
● Small Crimes / Amirhosein Saqafi / 2017 / 26 / Fiction / produced by Morteza Farshbaf / being nominated in 14th Nahal International Film Festival. Semi-Finalist in Iranian Film Festival – San Francisco 2018.
● A Girl with Short Hair / Amirhosein Saqafi / 2020 / 40 / Docudrama
● Sunless Morning / Amirhosein Saqafi / 2021 / 70 / Fiction / First Feature / In shooting
● Dreamy Fragrance of Spring Blossoms/ Hera Khanmirzaei-Amirhosein Saqafi / 2023 / 13 / Fiction
The film uses a specific visual design in cinematography, acting, scene, and costume, to get a rare atmosphere to narrate an unusual "expectancy" of a mother and a father who are waiting for their dead son who had gone to war. Everything's felt dead now.
As a family that has been through this experience, we believe, "The death toll of a war has never been real; Every bullet kills more than just one man".