20 Fingers, a film by Mania Akbari (director/actor) and Bijan Daneshmand (producer/actor) won the Venice Film Festival Award in the Digital Category. The film, in the Persian language with English subtitles, explores gender relations and the way men and women in Iran interact within the confines of their own expectations and society's rules. Following the film screening there was a Q&A session with Mania Akbari, translated by Vali Mahlouji. Proceeds from the event went to the Magic of Persia David Elghanayan Bursary at St. Paul's Boys' School.
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To view a video on the 20 Fingers Film Screening please click here.