Iran To Jax // Iranian Shorts

Nahal - A girl named Nahal has won first place in the Quran recitation competition. But because of the video of Nahal singing on social media, the award and plaque of appreciation are taken away from her.

Director: Mehran Qorbani

Sampo - A little girl and her mother, a single worker, reside in a low-income area of Tehran, the capital of Iran. The girl constantly wishes her mother would obtain employment at the memorial service, where employers treat employees more kindly...

Director: Marziyeh Riahi

Apollo - Farhad has only one hour to shoot the last shot of his film, which he has invested his whole life in, but everything goes hand in hand to drive him to the brink of insanity.

Director: Farzad Ranjbar

Alikija - After the disappearance of " Alikija ", (a boy addressed as a female), his uncle reveals that he killed Ali and buried his body in a sacred site to safeguard the family's dignity.

Director: Hamid Vatanparast

The Steak - A birthday ceremony preparation gets upside down as something horrible takes place.

Director: Kiarash Dadgar Mohebi

In Between! - A couple desperate for a child takes a dark turn when they decide to buy one from a poor couple, but the consequences of their actions prove to be more than they bargained for.

Director: Neda Khanifar, Esmaeel Hasan Pour

Now What? - A group of disgruntled office workers unite to take down their boss, but their solidarity quickly unravels as each member abandons the cause one by one.

Director: Saman Darvish

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