Soo
Short Film / Animation / Drama / IRAN / Release Date 2022
“Soo” is the story of a traveler who follows her reflection. Everywhere she goes, she becomes attached, and it becomes difficult for her to leave. she leaves a part of herself behind, a layer of her color. During her journey, her color gradually fades more and more until she loses it all. When she realizes her color has vanished, her reflection takes her to the world of reflections.
Director: Roya Salimi
Writer: Roya Salimi
Animator: Maryam Siadat & Rashid Abedini
Music: Pooya Moghadas & Soheil Faridmanesh
Colorist: Nayri Eivazi, Nikoo Ahadi, Somaye Mirabasi
Editor: Majid Kiamehr
Composite: Majid Kiamehr
Producer: Roya Salimi
Biography of Director
My name is Roya salami. I was born in 1990 in Bandar Abbas –Iran. I have completed my bachelor’s degree in biology from Kharazmi University in Tehran and a master’s degree in animation from Sooreh University in Tehran.
Director Statement
In life, we begin journeys and pursue destinations. The attachment to what we are in, however, makes these journeys difficult and creates obstacles that may in turn lead us to live in fragments of the past. But making peace with oneself paves the way for these journeys.
Technical Format
Preview Screen-er Format: MP4 H264 (HD 1080, Stereo 320, 48 kHz )
Exhibition Format: DCP & 2K
Language: Persian, Subtitle: English
Distributor & Sales Agent: Finish Films
Official Selections
10th Tokyo Anime Award Festival, Japan 2023
39th Cartoon Club – International Festival of Animation, Itlay 2023
12th ANIMAGE Festival, Brazil 2022
18th Cortoons Festival Gandia, Spain 2022
6th International Women Filmmakers Festival, Turkey 2023
4th MIDWINTER SAGA WIFF – Gawler: Women’s International Film Festival, Australia 2023
6th Photometria International Photography Festival, Greece 2023
9th SIFFCY- Smile International film festival for children & youth, India 2023
12th CMS,INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVA, India 2023
16th International Animation Festival “The Big Cartoon Festival”, Russia 2022
20th Kinoproba Film Festival, Russia 2022
3rd Animatex Film Festival, Egypt 2022
Khabarovsk International Animation Film Festival “Animur”, Russia 2022
10th Bastau International Student Film Festival, Kazakhstan 2022
3rd Lugano Animation Days, Switzerland
4th ICONA, Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival, Greece 2022
