The Steak

A birthday party preparation is thrown into chaos by an awful event.

Kiarash Dadgar

Kiarash Dadgar is an award-winning Iranian film and theatre artist with an MFA in Film from York University. Kiarash’s first work as a producer, “Jouissance,” premiered at the 27th BUSAN International Film Festival.His debut film, “The Steak” (2023), has been screened in more than 300 Film Festivals, such as Slamdance, Tirana, RiverRun and Short Shorts and won over 110 titles globally, including the AGBO Award from Slamdance, the Sesc-TV Award and Audience Award from the 35th São Paulo ISFF. He is currently developing his first feature film, “Graveyard,” with the Russo Brothers at AGBO studio in Hollywood.

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Credits

Kiarash Dadgar

Faranak Khamis, Amin Simiar

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This year, VAFF FESTIVAL, screening programs in person and virtual will be organized into various series in order to better highlight the diverse content in our festival. These Series include Spotlight Series, Documentary Features Series, Narrative Features Series, Westcoast Shorts Series, Canadian Shorts Series, International Short Series, Animation Series, VAFF Industry Insight Series and Special Events.

The Steak

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