Armine Anda’s The Song of Flying Leaves wins Best Short Animation Award in Beirut

The Song of Flying Leaves directed by Armine Anda has won the Best Short Animation Award at the Beirut International Women Film Festival, the National Cinema Center of Armenia reports.

The Song of Flying Leaves is the first Armenia-Iran animation, a co-production of Hoshkee Film (Armenia) and Hoorakhsh Studios (Iran). The script is written by famous filmmaker Roman Balayan.

The film tells about an encounter between Suna, a twelve-year-old girl who uses leaves as a blanket, and an old man who possesses secret knowledge. A reflection on friendship between a father and a daughter, a teacher and a student, an adult and a child, and the path that can turn the impossible into possible.