Saturday, 13 June, 9.30 pm
A selection of recent Iranian short films
The short film is often more immediate, experimental and less constrained than the feature film. In Iran, this format offers filmmakers the opportunity to process social tensions, personal experiences and political moods quickly and directly through art. Curator Ghasideh Golmakani presents a selection of recent short films again this year – a cinematic retrospective of a year marked by crises, uncertainty and war.
Breath
IR 2015, 12 min
Dir: Mona Moradi
An unborn foetus in the midst of war: he dreams of the world he is about to enter.
Code Red
Drama IR 2025, 5 min
Dir: Minou Taheri, Majid Azizi
A primary school class: amidst the wail of sirens, the teacher begins marking the homework.
Sonata of Good Women
Drama IR 2024, 15 min
Dir: Mehdi Mahaei
It is wartime. A woman is torn between her love for her husband, a soldier, and a younger girl.
At Night
Animation IR 2025, 5 min
Dir: Pooya Afzali
A man protects his lover from the war by lighting his last three matches.
Nothing Has Ever Happened Here
Experimental IR 2015, 21 min
Dir: Ayat Najafi
This ‘mockumentary’ is a report on the catastrophic consequences of a war that never took place.
A Phoenix Feather
Drama IR 2025, 20 min
Dir: Ronak Jafari
A political prisoner escapes execution. Three different narrative strands intertwine to tell her story.
Followed by a discussion with the filmmakers.
Admission €11.50
