Echoes of Pomegranate / 2024 / Narrative Short / 15min
Furious about the tragic death of an Iranian woman who did not "properly" wear her hijab, Shirin takes to social media to show her support. Afterwards on a country road trip with her father, Shirin must confront her father’s fears as he remembers the bloodshed of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Starring Awni Abdi-Bahri and Ramin Doostdar
Supported by:
Jerome Foundation Film Production Grant
Panavision
Official Selection:
Independent Film Festival Boston 2025
Florida Film Festival 2025 (In Competition)
Montclair Film Festival 2024 (Jury Prize Nomination)
Maryland Film Festival 2024
Urbanworld Film Festival 2024
NewFilmmakers LA: InFocus: Middle Eastern Cinema 2024
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