Block: Stories From The Middle
Screening Date: Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 12:30pm - san marco theatre - Theatre 2
Cutstein
Iran – Director: Hamidreza Khosh-Bazan
Rating: Not suited for younger children
Life of an editor who works for the Islamic Republic of IRAN Broadcasting and feels like Frankenstein, creating a monster.
Dedicated to Tehran
Iran – Directors: Ali Bateni & Armin Tahmasbi
Rating: Adult Language & Content
At the end of the Iran-Iraq war and in the middle of the night when Tehran was targeted by Iraqi missiles, Iranian families were thinking of their son who had gone to war.
Shadow of the Fox
Iran – Director: Noushin Meraji
Rating: Depiction of Violence
A girl’s mom goes missing. Though, she might be closer to home than she thought. Will the girl discover the secret her parents are hiding about her mom’s identity?
Hoda’s House
Iran – Director: Hamed Ghasemi
Rating: Adult Content
Hoda makes her decision to help her mother, but not everyone agrees, causing conflict among the family.
The Box
Iran – Director: Amin Hosseinpour
Rating: Not suited for younger children
In an unknown place, a father lives with his child at a gas station. The Father has many contradictions with his son. The father suffers from the obesity of his son, but his son prefers food to anything.
Freeway
Iran – Director: Mohammad Akbari
Rating: Adult Language & Content
A man attempts to help a woman he believes is in trouble. He soon realizes there is more to the story.
The Recess
Iran – Director: Navid Nikkhah Azad
Rating: Adult Language
Inspired by true events, The Recess explores gender oppression in Iranian society. Seventeen-year-old Sahar is determined to watch her favorite soccer team play for the league championship. Barred from attending sports events as a woman, Sahar disguises herself as a boy with the help of her friends. Things take a tragic turn when Sahar’s disguise is uncovered.