Warden
Zivar, a middle-aged woman, is the supervisor of a student dormitory. She reacts harshly when a student returns late to the dorm. In her solitude, she feels guilty and tries to improve the situation
The Burial of the Black
An 11-year-old girl meets her sister, who has transitioned and is now her brother. Struggling to accept this, she makes him reenact scenes from their childhood to mend their bond.
Italiano
Two Iranian gay boys want to smuggle themselves out of Iran due to the difficult living conditions for gays, but they face difficulties in financing the smuggling trip.
After Love
After witnessing her mother shot on a video call in Tehran, a 14-year-old Iranian-Canadian swim prodigy vanishes into grief and cold Pacific water—turning an impossible open-water swim into a worldwide spectacle—while her father and her best friend race to find her before love, guilt, and hypothermia claim her first.
Noah’s Daughter
A young woman finds herself in a cold, snowy town after her boyfriend leaves her. She tries to rediscover her lost love and mend the broken bond
HEADACHE
The garbage collector, in his solitude, discovers a pot in a trash can that emits a lovely sound. He falls in love with the pot and takes it home. The pot fills the man’s loneliness, but gradually, the very sound that once brought him joy begins to cause him trouble and discomfort. He decides to return the pot to its original place, but ultimately, due to the attachment he has developed, he chooses to keep it by his side.
Pica
Zaaghi, a little girl claiming to have come from the depths of the sea, gets into a taxi and asks the driver to take her to a big party organized by children at the easternmost point of the city, at the end of its darkest alley.
To Be (Punishment)
In an elementary school, after a teacher severely punishes a Black student, the student develops a severe stutter and speech impairment.
FOR LOVE
A young woman finds herself in a cold, snowy town after her boyfriend leaves her. She tries to rediscover her lost love and mend the broken bond
My Daughter’s Hair
Raha follows a struggling family in an unstable economy where prices rise daily. Toheed, the father, buys a second-hand laptop with money earned from selling his daughter’s hair …