Farhad Delaram
Directing
Known For
Two fugitives in contemporary Iran encounter citizens across the country, all wounded by the same corrupt government and all united in their willingness to help the pair survive.
Achilles
A young woman, Marziyeh, has led the lives of hers and her son all through the years of absence of her husband Farhad who illegally escaped to Australia with their landlord’s son. One night, after five years, Farhad comes back home and spends the night with Marziyeh, but in the morning, he vanishes once again. Marziyeh begins desperately seeking him…
When You Were Not Here
A young Iranian singer risks everything to return from overseas to see her father and perform a secret concert. But when she’s arrested, she faces a life-altering choice: flee the country or stay and fight for her art and her people.
Nava
The young Iranian woman had not been expecting this kind of examination. She only wanted to renew her driver’s license, but when the officials noticed a scar on her wrist and her tattoo, they began looking at her with suspicion. Suddenly she is trapped, forced to answer personal questions and exposed to insinuations. The camera captures the growing uneasiness with clinical precision.