Faraz Modiri

Prehistoric

Nina refuses to accept her partner's death and is still seeking the validation he once gave. As she prepares for a demanding theater performance that eerily mirrors her life, the line between stage and reality blurs.

The Crowd

As Raman prepares to migrate out of Iran, his friends plot the perfect way to celebrate his impending departure. However, their path is plagued with conflict; an unresolved argument over the accidental death of a friend and a conservative elder brother who looks upon their lives with disdain, further resolves to stop the celebration.

Fish & Cat

A group of students travel to a remote region to participate in a kite-flying event. Next to their camp by the lakeside, they find a restaurant with cooks that treat the students with suspicion. Bizarre events lead to a complicated situation, from which the students cannot escape.

Nava

A young Iranian singer risks everything to return from overseas to see her father and perform a secret concert. But when she’s arrested, she faces a life-altering choice: flee the country or stay and fight for her art and her people.

The Great Yawn of History

A man dreams of a box of gold waiting for him at the end of a cave. Curbed by his religious belief that it is not permissible to go after it himself, he employs the assistance of a non-believer and together they embark on a long journey across the Iranian landscape in pursuit of a miracle. Their treasure hunt soon turns tempting also for those they meet along their way. Aliyar Rasti’s allegorical breakthrough turns a road trip into a play of hide and seek between faith and human frailty.

The Last Visit with Grandpa

A naughty young boy shoots the ball sadistically at his disabled grandfather after being left alone with him. Mother punishes him after discovering what happened, but the aunt’s intervention makes him ponder what the family may mean and how his aggressive mother made him blindly angry

Red Panda

a driver who has always dreamed of going to Denmark. incidentally, he take a passenger who arrives from Denmark after eight years , after the passenger arrives at the destination, he refuse to go his family and asks the driver .

Sheep

A little girl who lives with her mother in Tehran discovers that the sheep in her neighbours’ backyard are being sacrificed in a traditional ritual. She decides to save as many sheep as she can.