Short film, 15 mins | Germany, Iran | 2024
Hoda, an Iranian refugee living in Germany, lives with her boyfriend, Hadi. An unexpected pregnancy leads her to question conventional ideas about gender roles within a relationship and to confront patriarchal social expectations surrounding women’s bodies and motherhood.
Written & Directed by
Hoda Taheri
Boris Hadžija
Hoda Taheri
Boris Hadžija
Main cast
Hadi Khanjanpoour
Hoda Taheri
Jahandokht Taheri
Hadi Khanjanpoour
Hoda Taheri
Jahandokht Taheri
Cinematography
Selma von Polheim Gravesen
Selma von Polheim Gravesen
Production design
Michael Schindlmeier
Michael Schindlmeier
Editing
Boris Hadžija
Boris Hadžija
Sound design
Nils Plambeck
Nils Plambeck
Produced by
DFFB
DFFB
Producer
Maximilian Feldkamp
Maximilian Feldkamp
Screenings, Nominations & Awards
2024
Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland — Pardi di Domani / Concorso Internazionale — World Premiere.
Tirana International Film Festival, Albania — Best Live Action Short Film.
Curtocircuíto – International Film Festival, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Festival Jóvenes Realizadores / Granada Film Fest, Spain — Premio Val del Omar for Best Film.
Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden — International Short Film Competition.
FestCurtasBH – Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival, Brazil.
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland — International Competition.
Festival Autorskog Filma / Belgrade Auteur Film Festival, Serbia.
2025
Pančevo Film Festival, Serbia.
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France — Soirée Allemande screening / Short Export presentation.
Pragueshorts Film Festival, Czech Republic.
LICHTER Filmfest Frankfurt International, Germany.
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany.
Vienna Shorts, Austria.
Sicilia Queer Filmfest, Italy.
São Paulo International Short Film Festival / Curta Kinoforum, Brazil — International Program.
Kreivės / Vilnius Queer Festival, Lithuania.
Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Ukraine.
Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival, Norway.
Jagran Film Festival, India.
Plons! International Short Documentary Film Festival, Netherlands.
Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival – TiSFF, Greece.
Linz International Short Film Festival, Austria — Special Mention, Best Queer-Feminist Film / Mahsa Jina Amini Award.
International Short Film Festival Film Front, Serbia.
Beijing Queer Film Festival, China.
Interfilm – Berlin International Short Film Festival, Germany.
BOO International Short Film Festival, Czech Republic — Czech premiere.
Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia.
Festival of Future Storytellers, Munich, Germany — Special Mention / Honorable Mention in the DACH competition.
New York City Short Film Festival, USA — US Premiere; the festival lists the film among its 2025 award winners.
Leuven International Short Film Festival, Belgium — European Competition.
German Short Film Award 2025 — Golden Lola, Best Fiction Film up to 15 minutes.
2026
ZOOM – Zbliżenia International Film Festival, Jelenia Góra, Poland — Short Fiction Competition.
Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche / Short Film Week Regensburg, Germany.
Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema, Brazil.
achtung berlin Filmfestival, Germany.
European Film Festival Palić, Serbia — Official Selection.