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A Move

Synopsis

Against the backdrop of the Women, Life, Freedom protest movement in Iran, filmmaker Elahe Esmaili is helping her parents to pack up the family home. As the boxes stack up, discussions flare between the generations: Elahe does not wear the hijab, embodying the courage of her generation’s struggles. But can changing a society be as simple as moving house?
Official Selection Visions du Réel 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2024
Official Selection Telluride Film Festival 2024
Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2025

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
26 min 56 sec
Director
Elahe Esmaili
Producer
Hossein Behboudi Rad
Co-Producer
Elahe Esmaili
Editor
Delaram Shemirani
Screenwriter
Elahe Esmaili
Director of Photography
Mehdi Azadi
Sound
Ensieh Maleki
Composer
Afshin Azizi

Genre

Human Rights Woman Director Asian

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Hossein Behboudi Rad

Sales Company

Square Eyes

Habichergasse 39-3
1160 Vienna
AUSTRIA

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