Narrative Shorts 16 – Iranian Stories

Son

Directed by Saman Hosseinpuor

In a village in Kurdistan, an old mother waits for her son to return from military service. After…

The Fall

Directed by Ghasem Shishegari

The Steak

Directed by Kiarash Dadgar

A birthday party preparation is thrown into chaos by an awful event.

Aquatic

Directed by Shiva Sadegh Asadi

A woman’s ability to give birth to marine creatures is exploited for commercial purposes.

Headphone

Directed by Ilia Azizifard

A man awakens in a medieval prison, where music is played through headphones to calm him as he…

In the Shadow of the Cypress

Directed by Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani

Struggling to connect with his daughter, a former captain suffering from PTSD, experiences an unforeseen event that could…

Taha

Directed by Mahyar Mandegar

In a rundown Iranian circus in LA, 70-year-old groundskeeper decides to participate in the show in order to…