Short Films from Iran

A dreamer resists interrogation by a relentless doctor determined to extract the truth about his dream by coercive use of psychoanalysis. As pressure deepens, memories are altered, erased, and rewritten at will. With no escape from the authority’s reach, he realizes the truth was never his to protect, and confession was inevitable from the beginning.

An old man with a stone face, living in a land of rigid stones, has had enough of his situation and decides to get rid of himself by destroying himself with a piece of stone. His son, who serves in an army, gets the news of his father’s death. He is given a two-day break to go back home, so the stone face son gets back home to his fatherland.

Roya left her job to care for her Alzheimer’s-stricken father-in-law and works from home as a translator. One day, he leaves the house due to her negligence. When her husband returns, Roya pretends he’s asleep in his room.

A mom is running away from ISIS with her newborn son. She gets into a hidden shelter where ISIS is about to find them. The baby is crying and ISIS is getting closer so the mom decides to sacrifice her son’s life to save the lives of others.

*CONTENT WARNING: Self-Harm*
A mysterious man decides to prevent the birth of a child in a decaying city.

Like Friend, Like Deer tells the story of a wildlife ranger in a critical situation who kills an illegal hunter during a confrontation. This short film explores the deep connection and hidden similarities between humans, animals, and the environment they share.

Shamila lives in Iran with her two siblings. They are Afghan immigrants whose parents were tragically killed in a terrorist attack in Kabul. After two years of residing in Iran, they attempt to enroll their younger brother, Samir, in school, but the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran prevent them from doing so.

A young girl goes to the rooftop to find her cat and discovers a boy who is attempting suicide. She forces the boy to search for her cat with her in the last moments of his life.