TEHRAN – Iranian director Puran Derakhshandeh’s family drama “Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” has won two awards and an honorable mention at the 3rd Women’s Independent Film Festival in Los Angeles.
The film received the best screenplay award and brought its star Tannaz Tabatabaei the best actress award. It also received an honorable mention in the Narrative Feature Film Category.
“Hush… Girls Don’t Scream” is about a young girl named Shirin who is supposed to get married in a couple of hours, but she unexpectedly murders a man. The cause of the crime is rooted in her nightmarish childhood.
The festival will be held from May 16 to 18. However, the organizers announce winners before the screening of the entries, which only will be competing for the audience award.
The festival aims to celebrate and give voice to the many diverse and unique perspectives offered by women in cinema from every part of the world.
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