WINNER, SHORT CUTS AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN FILM
Toronto International Film Festival 2023

WINNER, 2024 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS
Best Live Action Short Drama
Performance in a Live Action Short Drama - Behtash Fazlali


WINNER, BEST DRAMA
2024 Aspen Shortsfest

WINNER, BEST DRAMA
2024 Hollyshorts Film Festival

TIFF Canada’s Top Ten 2023 Selection

2024 Canadian Society Cinematographers Award Nominee:
Dramatic Short Cinematography: Farhad Ghaderi


2023 Toronto International Film Festival
2023 Whistler Film Festival
2024 Palm Springs International ShortsFest

2024 Aspen Shortsfest
2024 Hollyshorts Film Festival
2024 Festival REGARD
2024 Vancouver Short Film Festival
2024 Norwegian Short Film Festival
2024 Nevada City Film Festival
2024 International Film Festival of Ottawa
2024 DIFF Shorts - Dallas International Film Festival
2024
Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec


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During 1979 at the height of the Iran Hostage crisis, Babak goes on a trip to meet his fiancé’s parents and ends up confronting the realities of what it means to be an Iranian immigrant in a patriotic post-Vietnam America.

STARRING
Behtash Fazlali
Oriana Leman
Nima Gholamipour
Niaz Salimi
John Ralston

written and directed by
JASMIN MOZAFFARI

produced by
CAITLIN GRABHAM
PRISCILLA GALVEZ
JASMIN MOZAFFARI

executive producer
TAJ CRITCHLOW

director of photography
FARHAD GHADERI

edited by
ALEXANDER FARAH

production designer
HELEN KOTSONIS

costume designer
MARA ZIGLER

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