Ali Shams

After the of premiere of his film Terrestrial Verses (co-directed by Alireza Khatami) in Cannes, Ali Asgari was banned from traveling by the Iranian authorities. But filmmakers like Asgari are not easily deterred from practicing their art, despite unceasing repressive government interference.

Sara is a transgender woman. She recently received gender affirmation surgery and she has not received her new ID card yet. She has financial problems and she can not cash her cheque in the bank.