The figure of a white-winged horse has haunted Taha since childhood. Many years ago he had begged his sweetheart to escape their war-torn town together with him. But she chose to stay behind, for she promised her heart to the one who appeared to her as a white-winged horse. Now Taha returns with big hopes that he can win her heart. Alas, amnesia reigns supreme in his old hometown. Hardly a soul still believes in the power of poetry and magic.
Awards
- Special Mention for Special Prize for Best Short Film - International Jury - Berlinale Generation 2020
Festivals
Credits
- Cast
- Sepehr Tehranchi
- Hasan Najarian
- Mohammad Bashir
- Asal Shakeri
- Arash Vazirnezami
- Screenplay
- Mahyar Mandegar
- Cinematography
- Soroush Alizadeh
- Editing
- Mahyar Mandegar
- Music
- Salar M. Asghari
- Production
- A TO ZINEMA PICTURES INC
Mahyar Mandegar
Iran
Born in Tehran, Iran in 1996, he studied at the Tehran University of Art and began his career editing short films such as STAIRCASE (2018), which was part of the official selection for the 2018 Venice International Film Festival. His first short as a director, BLUE SKY, CLEAN EARTH (2017), won awards including the Outstanding Asian Student Film Award at the International Student Film and Video Festival of the Beijing Film Academy. He has participated in an exchange programme with the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf where he made the documentary MARGARINA BAILARINA (2020).