Gesture

Set between the sublime tranquility of the Wadden Sea and the restless pace of Groningen city life, Schoem follows the story of Hades, a young skipper whose family is slowly falling apart. As the world changes faster than he can keep up, Hades is confronted with the emotional weight of change, loss, and unexpected connection. Inspired by Ingeborg Nienhuis's novella "Schoem or De vaarende Zoltkamper," this short film combines poetic realism with emotional depth. Directors Kashani and Komelizadeh draw on their own intercultural experiences, creating a work that is simultaneously simple and aesthetically daring.

Tehran 2022. While Behzad is obsessed with his neighbor’s private life and is trying to force a chance meeting with his ex-girlfriend, his wife Sima is secretly looking for an apartment for her and their teenage daughter Minoo. In the meantime, Minoo starts a flirt with Keyvan at a traffic light and casually takes the initiative.

Ali, along with his wife and two children, has moved to a small town for work and life. To keep their peace, he hides a secret from his family, but things are slowly happening...

How does one visualise an amorphous idea, one that has become abstract to the point of obscurity? Landscape, real and imagined, provides the backdrop for a visual narrative, while sound, intertwined with a self-narrated monologue, adds a third dimension to this specific portrayal. Newsha Tavakolian is detached from the real world and yet achingly affected by it. An experimental take on a reality intensified by the emotional flare of PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome).