BC Premiere
When a young woman leaves her homeland in search of a different future in a futuristic city, she brings with her a single memento from her past: a ripe apple studded with fragrant cloves. A true labour of love, Bahram Javahery’s animated film is infused with longing and the tender perfume of hope, delivered in a richly innovative animation style.
Canada
2023
No Dialogue
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Credits
Executive Producer
Shirley Vercruysse, Michael Fukushima
Producer
Teri Snelgrove, Shirley Vercruysse
Screenwriter
Bahram Javahery
ANIM
Bahram Javahery
Editor
Bec Cranswick
Original Music
Hossein Zoleikhapour, Zhovan Zoleikhapour
Director
Bahram Javahery
Born in Iran in 1959, Bahram Javahery created his first animated work at age 14. In addition to making a number of animated films, including the award-winning The Flower, the Bird and the Sun (2001), Bahram lectured at the Tehran University of Art, the Teachers’ Training University and Soureh University before immigrating to Canada in 2001. Most recently, Bahram worked on Ann Marie Fleming’s animated feature Window Horses and directed Two Apples (2023), his latest animated short.
Filmography: My Earth (2007); The Flower, Bird and the Sun (2001); Zhina’s Dream (1996); Adventures of Mash Ghorban and His Cow (1990); Safety Pin’s City (1986); A Dream of Flying (1985)
VIFF Short Forum
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Short Forum 2: Anthropomaxx
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Short Forum 3: Workers of the World
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Short Forum 4: Immanence: A Life
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Short Forum 5: Somewhere Else
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Short Forum 6: Archive Lives!
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Short Forum 7: War at Home
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Short Forum 8: Queer Magic
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Short Forum 9: Big Time Sensuality
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Short Forum 10: Are the Kids Alright?
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