How would you handle it if, on the day of your wedding (which is supposed to be one of the happiest moments in your life if the socially mandated beliefs are held to be true), a stranger suddenly emerges and reveals that your soon-to-be-spouse has actually been unfaithful, to the point of having engaged in…
Bag of Rice (1996)
Every city has at least one filmmaker who becomes something of its poet laureate, whose films capture the spirit and energy of a particular place, focusing on the people and their day-to-day lives. When it comes to Tehran, we usually tend to associate it with the likes of Abbas Kiarostami, Jafar Panahi or Asghar Farhadi,…
Rose (2026)
We often tend to view the past as a place that was far more sanitised than it was in reality – there’s something that is instilled in us where we are forced to believe that it was far more pleasant and not nearly as grotesque as it actually was, which is the result of years…
The Whisper Man (2026)
We are all born to embrace stories in one form or another. Whether it’s those which are read to us at bedtime, the ones we hear huddled around a campfire or any of the other narratives that become a part of our lives, there is always something that draws us to a good story; the…
O Jacaré (2026)
When one thinks about Lisbon, it’s natural to get a very specific picture in mind: the grandiose architecture, the cobbled streets (which are unusually slippery, as I’ve learned firsthand) and the winding alleys that always lead to some astonishing sight. However, the Portuguese capital is a much more varied place than this often very sanitised…
Humoresque (1946)
Growing up, we all encounter at least one person who encourages us to follow our dreams. Whether it’s a family member, a trusted teacher or even just a stranger. There are those who motivate every young person to be ambitious and march to the beat of their own drum, since life is meaningless unless you’re…
Sanguine (2026)
To understand the world, we have to look towards the youth. For whatever reason, those who exist in the prime demographic of early to middle adulthood are handed more power than those a generation or two ahead of them, since we live in a society dictated by the idealism of youth. It’s a frustrating concept,…
The Crossing Guard (1995)
We all wish we could change the past, in the hopes of altering the trajectory of our lives – it’s a seemingly universal experience to hold some regrets, even if they are small and relatively inconsequential. For some people, the remorse felt for the past can develop into something much darker and more insidious, and…
Sheep in the Box (2026)
We all process loss in our own way, and each one of us has a unique approach to working through certain complex emotions, especially when it deals with something as unfathomable as the death of a child. As many have observed, there are words for someone who loses a spouse or their parents, but none…
Babes (2024)
The distinction between friends and family is very narrow for some people, with the term “chosen family” becoming increasingly popular as a description for those close, intimate friendships that feel like a genuine, lifelong connection being made between people who are otherwise not related, but still play an important role in the others’ lives. However,…
The Postmodern Pelican 