Project Detail

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

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Hossein Behboudi Rad

Sales Company

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

Can I Hug You? Can I Hug You?

Director: Elahe Esmaili

Year: 2023

In religious city of Qom-Iran, there are restrictions imposed on women in the name of “sexual-safety.” Hossein grew-up in this context, but as a young boy he found himself victimized, left to carry this secret into adulthood. Now, with the help of his wife Elahe, he is confronting his trauma.

A woman smiles during an interview Folk to Folk

Director: Saoirse Crean

Year: 2026

Led by renowned vocal coach Jennifer John, Folk to Folk follows a group of women in Liverpool who use traditional folk songs to build unexpected connections across cultures. As they learn and sing in Gaelic, Romansh, Boro and other languages, the sessions uncover shared themes that unite us. The songs rise like ghosts from the past, stirring memories, laughter and tears, and opening a safe space for the women to reflect together. “This project proves that music is a universal language. It allows us to feel, to be emotional, and when we do that together… that’s where the power lies” - Jennifer John

People drinking and socialising in a pub The Local

Director: Kim Hopkins

Year:

In an inner-city pub in Northern England, the lives of its regulars unfold through politics, love, loss and song, as a community holds on with quiet dignity in a world growing more divided and uncertain.