Private Project

JUMPING

At the age of 30, Parastoo prepares for the Sex reassignment surgery, which she faces a problem that she must solve and understand.

  • Mohsen Nabavi
    Director
  • Mohsen Nabavi
    Writer
  • Azadeh Akbarian
    Producer
  • Marina Mikaeilian
    Key Cast
    "Parstoo"
  • Mohsen Babaei Rabiei
    Key Cast
    "Saeed"
  • Zahra Aghapour
    Key Cast
    "Mona"
  • Mohamadbagher Safanour
    Key Cast
    "Hasan"
  • Ehsan Kaffash
    Cinematographer
  • Hamila Moayed
    Editor
  • Hesam Naseri
    Composer
  • Hassan Shabankareh
    Sound recordist & Sound mixing
  • Jalal Amiri Marand
    Make up artist
  • Dr. Olmpiya Gellini
    Film International consultant
  • Mona Salmaniha
    Production & Custom designer
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    11,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital /Red
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 34th Image+nation. Festival film LGBTQueer () 2021
    Montreal
    Canada
    July 19, 2021
    • Best Director (Mohsen Nabavi) • Best Screenplay (JUMPING) • Best Performance (Marine Mikayelyan)
  • 12th annual festival BronzeLens Film Festival (US) August 2021 (Academy Awards qualifying festival for the Short Film Awards.)
    Atlanta
    United States
    August 17, 2021
    Official selection
  • 7th INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL PLAYA DEL CARMEN (Mexico) 2021
    Playa del Carmen, QRoo
    Mexico
    Official selection
  • Sessions By Lift-Off Global Network

    Official selection
  • 12th Underground Cinema Film Awards
    Dublin
    Ireland
    October 1, 2021
    Official selection
  • Falcon International Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 2, 2021
    Best LGBT Short Film
  • Paris Play Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    September 1, 2021
    Best LGBTQIA+ SHORT FILM (JUMPING) • Best Director (Mohsen Nabavi)
  • Hollywood Gold Awards
    L.A
    United States
    September 2, 2021
    Gold Award - Short Film (JUMPING)
  • nice international film festival
    Nice
    France
    May 17, 2022
    nominations in three award categories for Best Short Foreign Language Film, Best Cinematography in a Short Film, Best Set Design
  • Paris Lift-Off Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    Official selection
  • Alvsbyn Film Festival
    Norrbotten County
    Sweden
    Official selection
  • Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival
    Istambol
    Turkey
    Official selection
Director Biography - Mohsen Nabavi

Mohsen Nabavi (Persian: محسن نبوی‎, born 2 August 1979 in Shiraz) is an Iranian Director, Scriptwriter and Actor.

He started his work by making short narrative film entitled "These Days" for Iranian Young Cinema Society (IYCS). He has also written for several movie newspapers and magazines like 'Banifilm' and 'Shortfilmnews'. He has won numerous awards from national and international film festivals for short film "Save me", such as "Best Drama" at 'Global Short Film Awards', Kuala Lumpur, Savigliano, Greenmotion.

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Director Statement

To get a good and fair idea in JUMPING short film, I interviewed 28 different transgender people. The more I researched the subject, the more I became convinced that I had to show a small part of the different and difficult lives of these people to others in the form of a drama. Stories to be told about this that can help them live a normal life like ordinary people in society.
JUMPING short film is a co-production Iran and the United States, which was made with the spiritual support of the World Film Institute and the Hilaj production in Iran.