Story by Faisal Al Zaabi • 12h 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.

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 ...