Cyrus Neshvad, whose RED SUITCASE has been shortlisted for the 95th Academy® Awards, up next on Tom Needham’ SOUNDS OF FILM
Director Cyrus Neshvad’s THE RED SUITCASE is a heartbreaking story of a 16-year-old Iranian girl who is visibly terrified after picking up her red suitcase at the airport. She is seen to be lost in thought and taking her time to leave the departure lounge. What awaits her on the other side of the automatic doors is even more daunting than we thought. THE RED SUITCASE is shortlisted for the 95th Academy® Awards after qualifying by winning the Oscar®-qualifying award at the Tirana International Film Festival.
Cyrus Neshvad is a Luxembourg director of Iranian origin. He has directed several short films including THE ORCHID, ANTOINE, SON and PORTRAITIST which have all been produced by CYNEFILMS. Collectively these films have officially been selected in over 300 festivals, over 30 of them Oscar-qualifying. PORTRAITIST qualified for the Oscars in 2020 and won 55 awards including the Letzebuerger Filmpraïs 2021 in Luxembourg. Currently, Cyrus Neshvad is developing his first feature film “LE REFUGE / THE SHELTER” supported by the Film Fund Luxembourg.
The beautiful composition which sets the sombre tone of RED SUITCASE was created by Kyan Bayani who was the composer of two-time Oscar-nominated COLLECTIVE directed by Alexander Nanau and BAD BANKS directed by Christian Schwochow and Christian Zübert on Netflix.
Tom Needham’s SOUNDS OF FILM is the nation’s longest running film, music, and ideas themed radio show. For over 30 years, the program has delivered a popular mix of interviews and music to listeners all over Long Island, NY, parts of connecticut and streaming live worldwide on the internet. Past guests on the show include William H. Macy, Jimmy Webb, Thora Birch, Ernest Dickerson, Hal Hartley, Connie Stevens, Carter Burwell, Wendy & Lisa, Nile Rodgers, Chuck D, Peter Fonda, Whit Stillman and Ralph Macchio.
Worldwide listeners can tune into the SOUNDS OF FILM internet livestream on Thursday at 6pm EST at wusb.fm.
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