The Iranian flick was screened at Cairo Video Festival; held 3-12 December.
Riahi documentary also attended KIN International Women's Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia as well as Nigeria’s Eko International Film Festival (EKOIFF).
The 30-min documentary has attended several international festivals including Hot Docs, Vesoul, Guanajuato, Créteil, Open City, Batumi, Baghdad, Jaipur, Silk Road, Innsbruck, Didor, flEXiff, Media Arts and Tartu.
It is narrated by Khatereh Jalilzadeh, the first Iranian ‘ninja’ woman (practicing Ninjutsu) and features the women’s hardships and barriers to practice the sport. The documentary is the first feature film with focus on ninja women competitions.
