Daria has written her first manuscript about falling in love with a mysterious girl called Blue. The night flowers in her garden hide the secrets of a country that has turned love stories into routine crime scenes.
Iran/UK/France
2025
In Farsi with English subtitles
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Intimate and unapologetic stories of women and queer lives are uncovered through provocative and deeply personal accounts that examine memory, identity, and dignity.
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Credits & Director
Producer
Maryam Tafakory, Daniella Shreir
Screenwriter
Maryam Tafakory
Editor
Maryam Tafakory
Maryam Tafakory
Maryam Tafakory, born and raised in Iran, works with film and performance. Her solo works have been featured at the MoMA, BOZAR, National Gallery of Art, and Academy Museum, and her films have been screened at Cannes’ Directors Fortnight, NYFF, Locarno, and TIFF, among others. Tafakory is the winner of a Gold Hugo from the 58th Chicago International Film Festival, a Tiger Short Award from the 51st IFFR, and Best Experimental Film from the 70th and 71st MIFF. She was also the 2024 winner of the Film London Jarman Award.
Photo by Oscar F Orengo
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MODES 2
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