''Aban and Khorshid'' (original title – ''Aban + Khorshid'') is a 2014 American

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written and directed by Darwin Serink. The short film included in the DVD ''Boys On Film 14: Worlds Collide''.

Synopsis

Several episodes of sexual life of two lovers, and the subsequent brutal ending... This film was based on real events.

Cast

Mojean Aria Mojean Aria is an Australian actor, writer and producer. In 2017, he won the Heath Ledger Scholarship. Early life and career Aria was born in Sydney, Australia. He first started taking acting lessons at the age of six. He attended the Nation ...

as Aban * Bobby Naderi as Khorshid * Stahaub Roudbari as Break in Guard * Hamid Nayini as Guard #2 * Arash Rahdari as Guard #3 * Shahaub Roudbari as Execution Guard #1 * Homayoon Doroodian as Execution Guard #2

Participation in international festivals and awards

2014: * Casting Society of America (US) * Image Out, The Rochester LGBT Film & Video Festival (US) -- Jury Award Winners: Best Short Film * Iris Prize Festival – Cardiff (UK) – Highly Commended * Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (US) – Short Film Awards: Men's – Jury Award, Audience Award * Outfest (US) – Best of Fest * Palm Springs International Film Festival (US) – Best of Fest * SIFF, Seattle International Film Festival (US) – ShortsFest Award Winners: Live Action, Special Jury Mention, and Golden Space Needle Award – Best Short Film, Fourth runner-up 2015: * Cannes Emerging Filmmakers Showcase, American Pavilion (France) – LGBTQ Showcase – winner * CIFF 39, Cleveland International Film Festival (US) – Best LGBT Short * GAZE International LGBT Film Festival – Dublin (Ireland) – Best International Short – Winner

Reviews

* "This is my first film at PSSF and it’s been great! I’ve been blown away by people’s responses to the film. I love watching it with an audience, hearing the heavy silences, hearing the focused attention, hearing the tears, hearing the hope..." (Tommee May, 2014-07-14). * "Two Lovers, Even in Death" (Amos Lassen, 2016-02-15).

References

External links

* * {{Facebook, AbanKhorshid 2014 short films 2014 films 2010s Persian-language films American drama short films American LGBT-related short films 2014 LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films Gay-related films 2010s American films