Almaty Indie Film Festival

Short Films · New Horizons — International

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Director Amir Zargara

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About the film

Short film

Director
Amir Zargara
Country
Canada, Iran
Runtime
15 min
Language
English, Persian

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Synopsis

A mother in Iran considers selling her organs to save her daughter. Meanwhile, a doctor in the United States faces a moral choice that could decide his child’s fate. Two stories reveal the human cost of organ trafficking.

Credits

Director
Amir Zargara
Concept
Amir Zargara, Gabe Berry
Writing
Gabe Berry
Producers
Iman Tahsin, Sara Nasrabadi, Amir Zargara
Cinematographer
Jelan Maxwell
Music
Kamyar Behbahani
Editing
Iman Tahsin
Sound
Amir Mohabbati
Cast
Mahtab Servati, Hossein Soleimani, Reza Akhlaghirad

Director

Amir Zargara

Amir Zargara

Amir Zargara

Amir Zargara is an Iranian-Canadian writer and director. His perspective is shaped by immigration and living with a stutter. He has participated in programmes at Berlinale, TIFF, Busan and Film Independent. His films explore difficult moral decisions and the circumstances that force people to make them.

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