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OnShow INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL · 2026

The hand of god

Directed by Omid Ashrafi

Iran · 2026 · 1 min 40 sec · Drama

Submitted to OnShow International Film Festival 2026

Synopsis

A child who dreams of becoming a football photographer sees his innocent dream shattered when war suddenly changes the course of his life.

Director

Omid Ashrafi is an Iranian filmmaker, writer, photographer, and theatre director. He has been active in acting, writing, and directing for more than ten years, and in recent years has expanded his practice into filmmaking. As an experimental filmmaker, he explores human and social narratives, interpersonal relationships, and everyday experiences through a personal perspective. His work exists at the intersection of experimentation, narrative, and observation, with a focus on discovering new forms of expression for human experiences.

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