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This brief vignette tells the story of a young boy as he scrambles to collect copper wire. Why does he collect it? When his precious wire is stolen by a neighborhood bully, our hero tries his best to recover it. A short tale of dedication and a young man's strong work ethic. Synopsis by IMVBox.com

As a young boy sits at the kitchen table doing his homework, he occasionally glances up at the television, where a war movie plays. A short reflective piece that explores how war has repercussions on today's youth. Synopsis by IMVBox.com

Whilst driving on a dark night, a man hits a dog and injures it severely. His guilt and empathy are evident as he takes the whimpering animal to his home. However, dogs are considered 'unclean' in Islam and his wife and family wish for him to disperse of the dog. With his family arguing that the dog...

Mahnaz works as a secretary to the mysterious Lady Farkhonde, a matchmaker-cum-psychic who women rely on to secure their futures. As Mahnaz receives calls from clients as far away as L.A., customers from all walks of life await their appointments in the lobby. What do they all want? As they interact...

Short comedy-drama set in an office. When Karim and Amir argue about work and Amir collapses, is stuffing his body in a closet really the best way to deal with the situation? It may be, seeing as Karim's bosses are about to arrive for an office inspection. But can he successfully hide the body from ...

When Anahita experiences an unexpected layover in Las Vegas on her way back to Iran, a distant cousin is called in to make sure she is in good hands. Ramin and Anahita prove to be exact opposites; with his lack of Farsi and her rather limited command of English, the two struggle to understand one an...

This excellently-shot, touching drama tells the story of an unlikely friendship that occurs between two outcasts from different generations. The elderly captain Ali remains living defiantly on his vessel, despite the lake it resides on having been drained years ago. Then one day he encounters a youn...

As a young couple moves into a building ready to start their marriage, another couple is divorcing and moving out, through the process of moving both couples confront the issues that are facing them. Synopsis by IMVBox.com

A woman wakes up to find that no one recognises her, through the course of her day she starts to come to some shocking realisations. Synopsis by IMVBox.com

A post-apocalyptic tale of a blind photographer who lives in a dark room. Synopsis by IMVBox.com

This film consists of a single shot of a classroom as it undergoes a tumultuous period of history, during the Iran-Iraq war. The Iranian army are shown using the room as a staging area, preparing for the Iraqi invasion. Students are taught lessons on how to operate a Kalashnikov rifle rather than th...

On a girl's 7th birthday, her father is coming after a long absence to take her away from her mother. Synopsis by IMVBox.com

Non-linear stories are interwoven with interconnecting tales in and around the port town of Bandar Abbas, as mystery and tension builds to a bloody conclusion. Synopsis by IMVBox.com

A couple decide to invite a group of neighbours in their apartment building over for lunch, along with their children. What starts out as a pleasant afternoon, soon turns vicious when an argument between the neighbours erupts as a result of a disagreement. The film slowly builds up tension, as their...

Shot in black and white, Shahyar Kabiri's visually stimulating short film revolves around themes of love, attraction, betrayal, and death. Cuts back and forth between time frames provide the story of a bored young man who meets a mysterious female stranger with an ominously fractured personality, wh...

Childish imagination is contrasted with real-world devastation caused by warfare in this affecting short film. A young boy playfully imitates an aircraft on a sunny, cloud-free day, running through a grove of trees and approaching a stretch of water. Here a war-plane flies directly overhead casting ...

The interactions between a street vendor and a potential customer act as an allegory in this cleverly conceived short film. Filmed in black and white on a Handycam, the piece oozes with the authenticity of a real life encounter. A strangely meta and subversive piece that demonstrates the lack of dem...

Opening with a shot of the busy streets of Tehran, the film follows an old man who lives in isolation, in his apartment. He occasionally sits outside his apartment, reflecting on the world around him. He is visited by a woman who provides him with the companionship he clearly needs. Synopsis by IMV...

A young man named Saeed suffers from a disability that forces him to lead a solitary life. He is frustrated that his disability has forced him into a state of arrested development, unable to venture far into the outside world. However he excels at mathematics from his room at home in his spare time....

In the aftermath of a traumatic event a young man argues with his wife and struggles to come to terms with what has happened. Synopsis by IMVBox.com

The aftermath of a tragic fire. Synopsis by IMVBox.com

Short experimental film set in a realm suspended between the real and the unreal, the film endeavours to create a cinematic portrait of the filmmaker's grandmother. An endearing ode to the bond between a granddaughter and her grandmother. Synopsis by IMVBox.com

Baba performs himself in this tale about a lonely Iranian exile working in traffic management and remembering a radical past. As he tries to break free from his monotonous life, Baba must address the trajectory of the film's narrative - leading to an unconventional confrontation over how the film sh...

This film begins with a young boy sifting through reels of film. It appears he is an apprentice of some sort, but what lesson will his mentor teach him? A brief film that is beautiful in its poignancy. Synopsis by IMVBox.com