Bahman Ark

The Unclean

"Najes" is the story of a religious man's accident with a dog. Due to the belief that the dog is impure, the man's wife and mother are against keeping it at home. But he thinks the life of a dog should be more important than its impurity.

Divine Comedy

Bahram is a 40-year-old filmmaker who’s spent his entire career making films in Turkish-Azeri, none of which have ever been screened in Iran. His latest work, once again denied permission by the Ministry of culture, pushes him to the edge of defiance. With his sharp-tongued, Vespa-riding producer Sadaf by his side, he embarks on an underground mission to showcase his film to an Iranian audience, dodging government censors, absurd bureaucracy, and his own self- doubts.

Skin

When demonic Jinns threaten his mother, a man must confront the sins of his family and a curse that spans generations.

The Alley

The short film Kuche is the story of a group of documentary makers who go to Mrs. Afkham Shabestri's house to record her memories of her last meeting with her husband, but the film remains puzzled in her dream world to recover her forty-year longing.

AniMal

A man who wants to pass the border hunts a ram and decides to escape disguised as the animal.

Soyuq

The film tells the story of an 8-year-old schoolboy who lives under constant stress because of his family’s poverty. At school, he repeatedly wets his pants. When he returns home, he hides under his mother’s chador. His mother decides that he must overcome this habit, but because of the problems related to his fugitive father, she faces other difficulties.

Conjugal Visit

Parvaneh's father is in prison for theft. Farhad, a young teacher who is her father's ally, is in touch with Parvaneh from time to time to do some of Iraj's work. One day, Farhad expresses interest in Parvaneh and invites her to visit him in prison.