Ajyal Film Festival 2024

All Films

The Magic Shoes

Ajyal Competition

Sahand Nikoukar / Short Narrative / United States of America / 2015 / 18 min / Colour / DCP2K
In English, Farsi / Arabic, English subtitles
Interests: Coming of age, Drama, Middle Eastern, Sports, Youth, Immigration, Family, Identity, Children
MENA Premiere

Synopsis

In 1992, all the cool kids wore Air Jordans. Named after the famous basketball player Michael Jordan, these sneakers were said to have special powers – on the court they helped you jump and on the schoolyard they made you popular. The new kid, Omid, who has recently moved to the United States from Iran, thinks these mythical shoes are the best way to fit in. But, as the young boy learns, there is no magical shortcut to making friends.

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Credits

Director
Sahand Nikoukar
Screenwriter
Sahand Nikoukar
Producer
Sabrina Chammas, Bernardo Duran Jr., Eric Adrian Marshall
Editor
Jeff Chanley
Music
Samuel Jones, Alexis Marsh
Cinematographer
Jules Bowie
Production Company
University of Southern California, The Ideagram Group
Cast
Milad Eghbali, Sahar Bibiyan, Dariush Kashani, Marshall Manesh

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