Gonella Productions

Genre: Drama, LGBTQ
Running Time: 8:20
Year of production: 2025

SYNOPSIS

"Hide and Seek" is a short, tense, and intimate story that unfolds during a religious ceremony, told through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy. Set within a traditional cultural framework, the narrative delves into the invisible boundaries of gender, unspoken taboos, and the natural curiosity of childhood.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

Ashkan Ardestani

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Fatah Minoobakhsh
Screenwriter: Fatah Minoobakhsh
Producer: Mohammad Hosseinkhani
Director of Photography: Ali Talebi
Sound: Soheil Motevali
Editing: Amir Adibparvar
Sound Editing: Mehdi Jamshidi

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Drama
Sub-genre: Social - LGBTQ
Language: Persian
Country of origin: IRAN
Year of production: 2025
Total running time: 8:20
Shooting format: digital
Color type: color
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Sound format: 5.1

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Selected in International Film Festival Cinema and You ("11:40" – 2018)
Selected in Cortonero_noir short film competition ("11:40" – 2018)
Nominee – Cannes World Film Festival ("GRAY" – 2021)
Selected in First-Time Filmmaker Session Volume1 ("Gray" – 2025)
Selected in First-Time Filmmaker Session Volume2 ("Gray" – 2025)
Selected in First-Time Filmmaker Session Volume2 ("Hide & Seek" – 2025)
Selected in First-Time Filmmaker Session Volume3 ("Hide & Seek" – 2025)
Selected in First-Time Filmmaker Session Volume1 ("Hide & Seek" – 2025)
Selected in Manchester Film Festival ("Hide & Seek" – 2025)
Finalist in Cannes World Film Festival ("Hide & Seek" – 2025)