Meital Cohen Navarro’s short film OVER MY DEAD BODY is mid way through its film festival run that began with a Jury Prize at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival in March, and has included screenings at Iowa’s Julien Dubuque Film Festival, Canada’s Gimli Film Festival, and the Cordillera International Film Festival in Reno, Nevada. However, L.A.’s Dances With Films festival was the first time the cast had joined director/screenwriter/producer Meital Cohen Navarro to see the film on the big screen in front of an audience.
And that audience turned out in a major way. Part of a very strong shorts program, OVER MY DEAD BODY played to a full (and very appreciative) house on Saturday, August 28, and then, following a Q&A with the other attending filmmakers, Navarro, her cast, and some 40-50 people who were there just to see her film enjoyed a champaign toast to celebrate what is legitimately an award-winning, critically acclaimed film.
Here are some images from the day…
OVER MY DEAD BODY director/screenwriter/producer Meital Cohen Navarro answers questions during the post-screening Q&A (Photo by Wildman)
Meital Cohen Navarro (Photo by Wildman)
More Meital… (Photo by Wildman)
And still more Meital.. (Photo by Wildman)
OVER MY DEAD BODY’s Nakta Pahlevan (Photo by Wildman)
OVER MY DEAD BODY’s Afshin Katanchi (Photo by Wildman)
Afshin Katanchi being interviewed by Voice of America (Photo by Wildman)
OVER MY DEAD BODY’s Mary Apick (Photo by Wildman)
Mary Apick being interviewed by Voice of America (Photo by Wildman)
OVER MY DEAD BODY’s mother and son, Mary Apick and Afshin Katanchi (Photo by Wildman)
OVER MY DEAD BODY’s Bahram Vatanparast (Photo by Wildman)
OVER MY DEAD BODY’s tortured parents, Mary Apick and Bahram Vatanparast (Photo by Wildman)
OVER MY DEAD BODY’s Mahsa Shamsa being photographed (Photo by Wildman)
OVER MY DEAD BODY’s Mahsa Shamsa (Photo by Wildman)
Mahsa Shamsa being interviewed by Voice of America (Photo by Wildman)
Meital Cohen Navarro being photographed (Photo by Wildman)
OVER MY DEAD BODY’s Meital Cohen Navarro (Photo by Wildman)
Meital Cohen Navarro being interviewed by the Dances With Films video crew (Photo by Wildman)
The OVER MY DEAD BODY “family photo” (left to right) Bahram Vatanparast, Mahsa Shamsa, Mary Apick, Meital Cohen Navarro, Nakta Pahlevan, Afshin Katanchi (Photo by Wildman)
