North American Premiere
A mother and her daughter spend the day together while waiting for the results of a medical test.
Hoda Zeinolabedin, Dorin Afsharian
Iran
2026
In Persian with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Baran Nikrah, Hoda Zeinolabedin
Screenwriter
Baran Nikrah
Cinematography
Farshad Mohammadi
Editor
Hamid Najafi-Rad
Production Design
Mohsen Shah-Ebrahimi
Baran Nikrah
Baran Nikrah is an Iranian writer, director, and producer based in Tehran. She holds a PhD in atomic and molecular physics and is a graduate of the directing program at Karnameh Art Institute. Her work focuses on short films and social drama, with a particular interest in women and children. These Voices Are Real (2026) is her debut short film. She is currently developing her next short film, Mamani.
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