A dreamlike short with an estranged, surreal atmosphere. After travelling through Iran, Wales, and the Netherlands, a father and his two daughters find themselves in Sweden, a beautiful yet strange place, where everything feels slightly off. They explore the house they’re staying in, a seemingly cosy space that feels inexplicably empty. Where is everyone? How long will they stay? What happened to their friends, family, and the life they once knew? The girls grow restless, with nothing to do but wander. Their only connection to the outside world lies in fragmented conversations drifting between English, Farsi, and Dutch, hinting at a past and a journey that remains just out of reach.
Parisa Aminolahi (Tehran, Iran), based in the Netherlands, is a freelance filmmaker and photographer. She studied theatre stage design (BA) and animation (MA) at the University of Art in Tehran and documentary filmmaking (MA) at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her work covers a spectrum of themes such as displacement, exile, homeland, family and childhood memories, utilising childhood and old family photographs, self‐portraits and her family members as her subjects. Her mediums range from photography, documentary filmmaking, animation, painting and mixed media. She is a recipient of the Firecracker Photographic Grant, The Netherlands Film Fund, GUP New Dutch Photography Talent of the year and One World Media Student Film Bursary. Her photography series, Tehran Diary, was shortlisted for the MACK First Book Award, BUP Book Award and PHmuseum Women Photographers Grant. She has screenings and exhibitions locally and internationally. Ag Galerie represents Parisa Aminolahi.
A Place to Call Home (2024), Fragments (2018), Away (2013), My Mother, Parvin (2007), Elegy (2007), I Am HIV Positive (2007), Cut (2004)
