Reza Baastani

In Tehran, a perfectionist mother has planned the perfect engagement dinner party for her daughter. But when the cake is held up in the traffic of a political protest, her meticulous party begins to unravel. The film takes place entirely in the kitchen with the women, behind the scenes of the party, as their pleasantries and "tarofs" slowly crumble. Within this domestic microcosm, the power shifts begin to strangely echo those of the outside world.

In an audition, a husband and wife are asked to improvise. in those role-playing, a discovery occurs that makes their relationship something it never was.

A personal journey through my father's video-tapes to find what's left behind, what I want to be in my videos, and my mother and her image. Looking for her face.

In Tehran, a perfectionist mother has planned the perfect engagement dinner party for her daughter. But when the cake is held up in the traffic of a political protest, her meticulous party begins to unravel. The film takes place entirely in the kitchen with the women, behind the scenes of the party, as their pleasantries and "tarofs" slowly crumble. Within this domestic microcosm, the power shifts begin to strangely echo those of the outside world.

In an audition, a husband and wife are asked to improvise. in those role-playing, a discovery occurs that makes their relationship something it never was.

In an audition, a husband and wife are asked to improvise. in those role-playing, a discovery occurs that makes their relationship something it never was.

A personal journey through my father's video-tapes to find what's left behind, what I want to be in my videos, and my mother and her image. Looking for her face.

A personal journey through my father's video-tapes to find what's left behind, what I want to be in my videos, and my mother and her image. Looking for her face.