Oscar® Qualified In The Shadow Of The Cypress Directed by Hossein Molayemi & Shirin Sohani

Hossein Molayemi & Shirin Sohani Present Oscar® Qualified In The Shadow Of The Cypress. A Former Captain Suffering with PTSD Leads a Tough and Secluded Life by the Sea

city name, code (month day, year). Writer/Director Duo Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani In The Shadow Of The Cypress follows the story of a former captain suffering with PTSD living by the sea with his daughter. Just when the captains past begins to consume his present a whale gets stuck on the beach shore which triggers and heals them both in the most peculiar way. This incredibly emotional film has qualified to be considered for the 2025 Oscars® after winning the qualifying awards at Animayo Animation Festival, Tribeca Film Festival and LA Shorts Film Festival.

Logline: Living in a house by the sea with his daughter, a former captain who has post-traumatic stress disorder leads a tough and secluded life.

The Official Trailer for In The Shadow Of The Cypress Directed by Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani

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Co-writer/Director/Producer Hossein Molayemi started his professional career in 2004. He is a multi-talent and known for being a director, character designer, storyboard artist, animator and university lecturer. He made his directorial debut with RUN ROSTAM RUN. Which selected at many Oscar® qualifying film festivals including Annecy and Warsaw. His current short film In The Shadow Of The Cypress is a qualification for the 2025 Oscars®. 

Co-writer/Director/Producer Shirin Sohani started her professional career in 2012. She is is a concept artist, background artist, script writer & Production manager. In The Shadow Of The Cypress was her directorial debut. It has quite the festival reception whilst also qualifying for the 2025 Oscar®. 

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The beautiful music which compliments the film’s twists and turns is a composition of Afshin Azizi. 

In The Shadow of the Cypress is a selection by festivals. It is enthusiastically in reception by audiences worldwide. Including Venice International Film Festival, and Annecy International Film Festival. Clermont Ferrand International Film Festival and HollyShorts Film Festival to name a few.

This emotional yet poignant animated short film has qualified to be considered for the 97th Academy® Awards. 

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