The Deb
"A herdsman and his shadow"
A herdsman recently realizes that the number of cows he has is decreasing and he thinks it's because of "a Deb." This is a type of genie and a name for "Devil" in the Mazandaran province of Northern Iran; an evil creature that has lived in forests since the beginning of human creation. But after installing a CCTV camera system, it becomes evidently clear who/what the culprit is.
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Soheil AfifehProducer
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Julieta RandallProducer
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Julieta RandallExecutive Producer
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Soheil AfifehDirector“Before the Party,” “The Warning Sign,” and award-winning “Child and Awakening,” and "Wait Until your Turn.”
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Soheil AfifehWriter
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Fatima AhmadiWriter
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Dariush BadiKey Cast"Herdsman"
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Magham EslamiKey Cast"Fellow Shepherd "
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Andreu JacobSound DesignHeart Cycles, Andetaget, Antikk, Sand, Lagos to Oslo, Wasteland, The Great Human Crime
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Esra CivanColourist
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Julieta RandallFilm scoreSlay Belles "Hey Santa," Insidious Ch 2 Trailer "La Llorona Insidiosa"
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:11 minutes 26 seconds
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Completion Date:October 10, 2022
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Production Budget:8,000 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:English, Persian
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Shooting Format:4K
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Rome Prisma Film AwardsRome
Italy
October 3, 2022
October Monthly Picks -
Festival Internazionale del Cinema di SalernoSalerno
Italy
December 2, 2022
Official Festival Selection 2022 -
Luleå International Film FestivalLuleå
Sweden
April 4, 2023
Best Short Film Selection -
Golden Short Film FestivalAvezzano
Italy
April 27, 2023
Best Horror Short Film Finalist -
Boden International Film FestivalBoden
Sweden
April 15, 2023
Best Director > Short Film Selection -
Dubai FestivalDubai
United Arab Emirates
May 26, 2023
Best Horror Short Film Winner -
Costa Brava Film FestivalGirona
Spain
November 29, 2023
Best Trailer -
Panama Horror Film Festival
Soheil Afifeh's Film Reel 2022
https://vimeo.com/758522423
Soheil Afifeh, born on June 22, 1987 is an Iranian film director, producer, screenwriter, teacher, and journalist. He created the short film “Before the Party,” “The Warning Sign,” “Child and Awakening,” and the award-winning "Wait Until your Turn” (Bronze award winner at Horror Movie Awards Seattle, New Generation Film Festival Poland, Lucio Fulci Awards finalist at South Italy International Film Festival).
He was the assistant director of the 13-episode series “Minor” on Tabarstan network, directed by Alireza Sabouri, and the award-winning documentary “The Kouch,” directed by Ali Ahmadi Zarin Kalaei. Most recently, he finished his new short entitled “The Deb,” which is currently being submitted to film festivals.
Afifeh has a master's degree in dramatic literature from Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran and a bachelor's degree in filmmaking/film editing from Sari University of Arts and Culture. At sixteen, he went to a screenwriting workshop taught by Fereydoun Jeyrani, a veteran Iranian filmmaker in the crime and mystery genre. In addition, he has authorial credits on the Theoretical Foundations of Cinema and Film and cinematographic criticism at Tehran Arasbaran Cultural Center, Hengame Art Institute, and Safir Art Institute.
Finally, Afifeh is a critic and editor for Filmkav Monthly. In this online and physical magazine, he has interviewed personalities such as Mohammed Ali Sajjadi, Sandy King Carpenter, and Asia Argento. In addition, he has authored books on the theoretical foundations of cinema and taught film, screenwriting, direction, and playwriting at Tehran Arasbaran Cultural Center, Hengame Art Institute, and Safir Art Institute.
An avid film critic, journalist, teacher, and overall film fan, Afifeh attributes his love of horror to Fulci, Argento, and Carpenter, among many others