Morvarid Kashiyan

A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under authoritarian rule. Whether choosing a name for a newborn, graduating from grade school, getting a driver’s license, applying for a job, or seeking approval for a film script, if you live in Iran, you best come fluent in Orwellian discourse.

Farhad and Aalah have begun their new season, and this is the beginning of some other changes that will put them in the face of new issues ....

Hamoon, an actor and trans woman, is in love with her director, but he fails to see her for who she really is. As she struggles with her unrequited feelings, she also has to deal with the rejection from her conservative father, who refuses to accept her as trans.