Director Cyrus Neshvad talks about THE RED SUITCASE

Director Cyrus Neshvad talks with Jesus Figueroa, @Thisfunktional of , about THE RED SUITCASES, shortlisted for the 95th Academy Awards. 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. Luxembourg Airport. Late in the evening. A veiled 16-year-old Iranian girl is frightened to take her red suitcase on the automatic carpet. She keeps pushing back the moment to go through the arrival gate and seems more and more terrified. Cyrus Neshvad is a Luxembourg director of Iranian origin. He has directed several short films