AWARDS: Special Mention “Conservatorio di Vicenza” for the best soundtrack
INSTITUTE: Tehran University of Art
YEAR: 2023
LANGUAGE: Persian
SYNOPSIS: In a dystopian world, there is a hotel on an island with special and strange rules. One night, a suspicious young man enters the hotel with a big red baggage, and the hotel owner gradually becomes more suspicious of him. With the promise of giving him a lot of money, the young man convinces the owner to keep him safe for the night, but all of a sudden the Colonel shows up and reveals a secret about the young man.
PROFILE: Hamid Bahrami was born in Rasht, Iran, in 1998. He is currently a cinema student at Tehran University of Art. While pursuing his university education, he gained experience in screenwriting by writing short screenplays. He also served as an assistant director for several short films produced by his fellow students. He directed his first short film, Baggage, with the help of some friends from university. He financed the film by working part-time at a wire manufacturing workshop for a year. He is currently working on his next screenplay. His ultimate goal is to study at AFI conservatory.
