THE CHICK to compete in Leeds IFF

After entering the competition section in Hong Kong IFF, winning an award in Fribourg IFF and receiving a nomination in Wales IFF, Bijan Aarabi’s THE CHICK will participate in the Oscar qualifying Louis Le Prince International Short Film Competition at the 35th Leeds International Film Festival (November 3rd to 18th, 2021 / UK).

Coinciding with the bitter events in Afghanistan now, THE CHICK portrays how love and sacrifice lead to a complicated game in a world of consumerism where a woman refugee is merely obliged to desperately seek shelter…