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Sajad Imani

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Sajad Imani is an award-winning Iranian writer, director, and editor who has made several outstanding documentary and short fiction films. His work has been recognized in numerous national and international festivals, including IDFA, Venice IFF, DMZ IDFF, and Big SKY. In the past, Sajad has made two short films, “Joker” and “Baseless Laughter of the Deer”, which have been screened at many national film festivals. He has won several awards for his work, including Best Short Documentary and Best Audience Award at the Tehran International Short Film Festival. Sajad’s latest film, “Autumn”, is a short documentary that premiered at Docpoint Helsinki. As a talented and accomplished filmmaker, Saja…

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Behind the camera

It's Winter poster
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Winter is approaching in the remote Iranian Zagros Mountains, and 16-year-old Sogol lives a fragile life on the edge of childhood and adulthood. Her family's existence, rooted in nature and sustained by tradition, is shaped by patriarchal customs and the pressures of a changing world. Though she lacks a formal education, Sogol dreams of a different future for her younger family member Delaram, believing education can break the cycle of tradition and offer new possibilities. Sogol dares to imagine a future beyond the mountains for Delaram, but delicate dreams can be easily lost in the harsh wilderness.

It's Winter

2025

It's Winter poster
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Winter is approaching in the remote Iranian Zagros Mountains, and 16-year-old Sogol lives a fragile life on the edge of childhood and adulthood. Her family's existence, rooted in nature and sustained by tradition, is shaped by patriarchal customs and the pressures of a changing world. Though she lacks a formal education, Sogol dreams of a different future for her younger family member Delaram, believing education can break the cycle of tradition and offer new possibilities. Sogol dares to imagine a future beyond the mountains for Delaram, but delicate dreams can be easily lost in the harsh wilderness.

It's Winter

2025

It's Winter poster
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Winter is approaching in the remote Iranian Zagros Mountains, and 16-year-old Sogol lives a fragile life on the edge of childhood and adulthood. Her family's existence, rooted in nature and sustained by tradition, is shaped by patriarchal customs and the pressures of a changing world. Though she lacks a formal education, Sogol dreams of a different future for her younger family member Delaram, believing education can break the cycle of tradition and offer new possibilities. Sogol dares to imagine a future beyond the mountains for Delaram, but delicate dreams can be easily lost in the harsh wilderness.

It's Winter

2025

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In a strict Iranian town, an infertile couple, Rahim and Halima, break societal norms to have a child and build the family they deeply desire for 20 years.

Highness and Excellency

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In a strict Iranian town, an infertile couple, Rahim and Halima, break societal norms to have a child and build the family they deeply desire for 20 years.

Highness and Excellency

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A kind 80-year-old grandma named Mehri lives alone in a little town in Iran. Going through a lot of hardships in life, she has been awaiting in a little house on the foothill of the town for 35 years. Her sons haven’t visited her for 20 years.

Autumn

2023