
Directing
Jasmin Mozaffari
Mozaffari is a Canadian film director who was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and later settled in Toronto. Her debut feature, Firecrackers, premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival to critical acclaim. She won a Canadian Screen Award for her work in the film. Mozaffari’s 2023 short film, Motherland, is inspired by her parents’ experiences during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. The film won Best Canadian Short Film at the Toronto International Film Festival and Best Drama at both Aspen Shortsfest and HollyShorts Film Festival. It also earned two Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Live Action Short Drama.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
1.0Lou and Chantal are gonna blow up. One day. Somehow. But girls don't get out of Coberge, Ontario by playing nice. All they've ever wanted, was to feel what it's like to be free.
Firecrackers
2013
1.0Lou and Chantal are gonna blow up. One day. Somehow. But girls don't get out of Coberge, Ontario by playing nice. All they've ever wanted, was to feel what it's like to be free.
Firecrackers
2013
5.5During 1979 at the height of the Iran Hostage crisis, Babak goes on a trip to meet his fiancé’s parents and ends up confronting the realities of what it means to be an Iranian immigrant in a patriotic post-Vietnam America.
Motherland
2023
5.5During 1979 at the height of the Iran Hostage crisis, Babak goes on a trip to meet his fiancé’s parents and ends up confronting the realities of what it means to be an Iranian immigrant in a patriotic post-Vietnam America.
Motherland
2023
5.5During 1979 at the height of the Iran Hostage crisis, Babak goes on a trip to meet his fiancé’s parents and ends up confronting the realities of what it means to be an Iranian immigrant in a patriotic post-Vietnam America.
Motherland
2023
A restless young man suddenly hit with a devastating loss struggles to deal with the first stages of grief.
Wave
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6.0Lou and her best friend Chantal plan to get out of their isolated, run-down town and move to a city far, far away. When Chantal’s unstable and possessive ex violates her during a night of partying, the girls decide to exact their revenge on him through a night of vandalism and debauchery.
Firecrackers
2019
6.0Lou and her best friend Chantal plan to get out of their isolated, run-down town and move to a city far, far away. When Chantal’s unstable and possessive ex violates her during a night of partying, the girls decide to exact their revenge on him through a night of vandalism and debauchery.
Firecrackers
2019
