Short Film Animation
Like Friend, Like Deer

Like Friend, Like Deer

by Malek Eghbali
  • English, Persian, Farsi (فارسی)
  • Iran
  • 13 min
Dedicated to the memory of environmentalists imprisoned in Iran, this is a story about people who are like nature. A deer headed man is arrested, but his community remembers him for the kind soul he is — not for the monster he is painted as.
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Directed by
Malek Eghbali
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