All films in Farsi with english subtitles.
Saturday, 14.6.2025, 18.00 hrs
Curator and filmmaker Ghasideh Golmakani once again presents a colorful collection of current short films – fresh insights into different regions, social milieus and narrative styles. Both female and male filmmakers take a look at protagonists big and small. Most of the films deal with gender issues and are often poetic, ironic and playful: the harassed emergency doctor, the film casting and the boy without a bathroom.
Followed by a discussion with the curator!
And Next Year, When Spring
Drama IR 2023 18 min
D: Saied Asadi, Mehdi Boroumand
S: Sahar Sotoodeh
Yazdan is arrested; his daughter has an important exam and is looking for someone in the village to look after her little brother Yazdan.
Emergency
Drama IR 2020 15 min
D: Maryam Esmikhani
A friendly emergency doctor takes care of seven-year-old Nazanin’s mother, and she tries to tell him a secret.
Years Unveiled
Animation IR 2025 2 min
D: Farzaneh Omidvarnia
In a silent gesture of self-liberation, Derakhshandeh Khanum takes off her headscarf – and reclaims her identity, past and zest for life.
Almost Intangible
Drama IR 2024 8 min
D: Taraneh Esmailian
In a movie casting, an elderly couple is asked to improvise. This changes their relationship.
A Happy Ending for Mrs. A.
Drama IR 2024 7 min
D: Aida Rezaei
Mrs. A. has a child from a forced marriage. Now she loves a man who is facing similar challenges. A decision has to be made.
The Address
Experimental IR 2024 10 min
D: Raha Rahbari
A poetic approach to the final scene of a legendary film classic: Abbas Kiarostami’s “Close up”, with Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Hossein Sabzian.
Peek
Drama IR 2024 11 min
D: Sina Ghasemi
The bathroom at home is broken: Ali goes to the neighbors to take a bath. And the boy loves looking at women.