Short Films
In 2012, 82-year-old Data woke up one morning, expecting a visit from his family. However, he noticed something unusual outside his house, marking the beginning of a tragic ordeal that separated him from his loved ones and home country.
When a young Middle Eastern girl finds her grandfather dead, she is forced to grapple with the earthly rituals and spiritual loose ends of loss.
Marmar listens to the stories told by her grandmother’s friends. Based on childhood memories and shared stories, this is a tale of love, grief and resilience, and a tribute to the solidarity of Iranian women.
A bird called Memory has forgotten how to come back home. Lua, a trans woman, tries to find Memory in the streets, but the city can be a hostile place.
On a seemingly prosaic day in the life of Bita, an Iranian woman with terminal cancer comes to grips with her changing relationships with her family as life transforms, evolves and slips away.
Serge, a funeral agent, finds himself entrusted with the custody of his daughter, Inès, as well as the ashes of a stranger. Together, they seek to pay tribute to this unknown person and end up weaving unexpected bonds.
During a teenage road trip to the west coast of Puerto Rico, 16-year-old Cristóbal begins to suspect that his crush, Yazmín, and cousin Marcos are secretly seeing each other.