Silkworm

A used smartphone sends a boy in rural Iran on an unexpected journey of reconnecting separated couple.

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Amir Honarmand

Iran, Canada

Persian dialogue, with Arabic & English subtitle

International Short Film

30 minutes

2022 (Middle East Premiere)

18 Aug 2024

19 Aug 2024

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Amir Honarmand

Amir Honarmand is an Iranian-Canadian writer, director and producer. After graduating from the Toronto Film School in 2006, Amir has contributed to various Short films, TV shows and feature films. His short films have participated at the São Paulo International Short Film Festival, Chicago International Children’s Film Festival and Fantasia. Aside from pursuing his own creative endeavors, he works as a Technical Director, most recently at Sony Pictures, and contributed to the making of such films as Hotel Transylvania, The Mitchells Vs The Machines, Mulan, and The Sea Beast.