Hamster

A 15-year-old girl, struggling under societal and familial pressures, takes a stand to reclaim her identity and voice.

Golsa is a 16-year-old girl living with her family in a small town near Tehran. She spends most of her time hanging out with a group of friends. One day the group decide on a course of action the consequences of which will have unexpected results and turn their little bit of fun into something far more complicated.

During the uprising to overthrow the Shah's regime in Iran, protestors set fire to movie theatres to protest Western culture. Forty years later, four people decide to re-create the past by burning down a theatre.

On his wedding night, his father wants to plan all his life, he even chose a wife for him. The groom realizes that his father is much more worse father than he ever thought.

A thief encounters two men having sex in the backseat of a car in a parking garage, and a tense standoff ensues.

Sina, a sixteen years old teenager from today's Tehranian middle class, experiences a new life on the verge of his parents' divorce. Added to his very real sense of having been abandoned is the threat of a local thug who believes that Sina owes him a considerable sum of money. Things become even more complicated when Sina, taking advantage of his parents' constant absence, allows an older girl, Nahid, to temporarily move in with him. Sina finds himself with the prospect of making choices that threaten his body and soul.

Omid, a child laborer, turns to drug trafficking after discovering his mother's secret life. Their words collide, leading to unexpected consequences they must confront together.

There is a place in the dark that we do not know about. Where they watch us.

Sina Maleki has only a few months to pass the entrance exam. On the one hand, the shaky foundation of the family, and on the other hand, his acquaintance with a young man who loves music, creates adventures for him.

A selection of fictional short films crafted by Iranian women. Set against the backdrop of Iran’s deeply patriarchal society, these 6 films bring two interwoven themes emerge: the experiences of women and children. From the delicate and fragmented recollections of childhood memories, to depiction of women within diverse power dynamics, this collection beckons viewers to engage with emotions often overlooked in the tapestry of everyday life. Project curated by Pegah Pasalar and Sadaf Sadri, and by the art platform Cryptofiction.

A girl waits to be picked up from school, but her mother never arrives.