In the Shadow of the Cypress, a short film by Iranian directors Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani, has won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. The 20-minute animated short follows a retired ...

Directors Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) The Oscar for animated short film went to “In the Shadow of the Cypress,” a wordless 20-minute animated film from ...

Co-directors Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani took to the stage after In The Shadow Of The Cypress took home the prize for the category. The two almost missed the ceremony because of visa issues ...

Co-directors Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani took to the stage after In The Shadow Of The Cypress took home the prize for the category. The two almost missed the ceremony because of visa issues ...

Hossein Molayemi, after he took the stage to accept the award with his fellow filmmaker and wife, Shirin Sohani. After presenters Andrew Garfield and Goldie Hawn announced near the beginning of ...

TEHRAN-The Iranian short animated movie “In the Shadow of the Cypress,” co-directed by Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani, won the 2025 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards, ...

Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani, the directors of “In the Shadow of the Cypress,” were at risk of attending the awards ceremony, as Variety reported in February. They had been unable to do ...

Directed by Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani, the 20-minute film uses beautiful animation and no words to convey a poignant tale of PTSD and bereavement. Since its premiere at the 80th Venice ...

A filmmaker who took home Best Animated Short at the Oscars has been slammed for his “gross” behaviour on stage towards his wife after their win. Hossein Molayemi won the Oscar for his short ...