Soussan Farrokhnia

The Bitter Tears of Zahra Zand

An 80s-set Iranian reimagining Of Fassbinder's 'Petra Von Kant'. A legendary Iranian fashion designer clings to the ghosts of her past - fighting for relevance, identity, and survival in a country that isn’t her own.

The Quail: The Tale of a Boy Who Asks

A short film about a boy and his bird Badbade

Under the Shadow

After Shideh's building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, a superstitious neighbor suggests that the missile was cursed and might be carrying malevolent Middle-Eastern spirits. She becomes convinced a supernatural force within the building is attempting to possess her daughter Dorsa, and she has no choice but to confront these forces if she is to save her daughter and herself.