Director Mari Alessandrini’s Zahorí, the story of an intrepid young girl who revolts against school and parents in order to realize her dream of independence, has bagged the IFFI 52 Award for Best Debut Feature Film of a Director. This is what the jury observes about the film. “Zohari is the name of the horse who yearns to be wild and free in this beautifully photographed film that captures the spirit of a rebellious child. Serious but sometimes witty and satirical, the debut director’s film lampoons religion and colonisation and gives respect to the organic indigenous people in an elegant and visually intelligent way.”
