Mehri Sadat Alagha

A quintet of international lesbian short films, the latest in its popular Upon Her Lips collection. These films aim to tempt you with secret desires in the brightest of days or the darkest of nights. Two schoolgirls in Iran try covering up a misdemeanour whilst a Spanish couple’s weekend retreat means navigating family dynamics. In 19th century Germany, a peasant clairvoyant has the villagers gossiping whilst in present-day New Zealand, a woman uses laughter to let go. For these emboldened women, sexuality becomes the least of their worries

A voice from the entrance of the house kept ringing in my ears... What a bloody wedding... The bridal veil was drowning in the house... It definitely wasn't a man's voice... But it wasn't a woman's voice either... Maybe it was my own voice... Where had I first heard this voice or even the poem... Who had sung it to me?

Parvaneh, a 7-year-old girl, is disabled and unable to attend school . Yavar, a second-grader, tries to teach her at home despite the disapproval of Parvaneh's father.

A couple are on the threshold of divorce. In the absence of his wife, while the father tries to keep their daughter with him, he confronts his daughter's first period experience.

Mehdi, a 13-year-old boy is arrested by city officers and is taken to a poorhouse. His mother finds out and goes after him, but she faces obstacles because no ID has been issued for Mehdi and he does not exist on papers.

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