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Short Film Competition · 46th Edition

Daria’s Night Flowers

گل‌های شب ِدریا

Director

Maryam Tafakory

Country

Iran, France, United Kingdom

Runtime

16 min

Language

Farsi

Synopsis

 Daria has written her first manuscript about falling in love with a mysterious girl called ‘abi’ [blue]. The night flowers in her garden hide the secrets of a country that has turned love stories into routine crime scenes 

Screenplay

Maryam Tafakory

Producers

Maryam Tafakory, Daniella Shreir

About the Director

 She was born and raised in Iran, works with film and performance, bringing poetry, speculative nonfiction, and archival material to dissect acts of erasure. Her recent films have won six Academy-qualifying awards.