Directed by
Ghazal Partou
Country of Origin
Canada
Runtime
12:54
Category
When Raha, a 27-year-old Iranian-Canadian immigrant, finally decides to meet a man she has only seen in a photo after ten years of isolation, Iran undergoes a significant upheaval and revolution. She finds herself caught in a whirlwind of events and torn between her homeland, people, and her personal life in Canada. Shortly after the tragic death of Mahsa Gina Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian girl who was killed by the morality police for not wearing an appropriate hijab, sparking widespread protests, the news continuously reports on arrests, injuries, and casualties in the streets. The Iranian government’s internet shutdown makes it incredibly challenging to communicate with her family in Iran. Alongside these challenges, she must prepare for her date with Dave at 6:00 p.m. Raha realizes that she lacks a suitable outfit for the occasion, and over the years, her self-confidence in her appearance has waned, even causing her to forget how to apply makeup properly. As time swiftly passes, her mental anxiety, combined with news from Iran, becomes a chaotic jumble of thoughts. With only a few hours left until her meeting, she desperately leaves home to find suitable clothes. Once again, she faces intense contradictions between where she lives and her motherland. This encounter with the harsh reality weighs heavily on her and becomes so exhausting that it shatters her mental turmoil, leaving her with no solution but to seek refuge in nature for tranquility.
Ghazal Partou
Ghazal Partou is an Iranian-Canadian actress and multidisciplinary artist. She has been honoured with numerous awards, including the “Lead Actress” Special Mention from the Five Continents International Film Festival, the Best Acting award from the Ark Gate International Film Festival, the Toronto Arts Foundation/TELUS “Newcomer Artist” award, the Persbook Contemporary Art award, and the National Sculpture Biennial award in Tehran. Ghazal earned her B.A. and acting degree in Iran and continued her education at the Toronto Film School. Her extensive visual art and drama knowledge have empowered her to broaden her creative horizons. She strives to establish an engaging connection with her audience, sparking fresh inquiries in their minds. By reimagining and transforming familiar concepts, she uses them as a means for fresh expression—an expression deeply rooted in daily life yet ultimately revealing and narrating the concealed layers beneath those familiar themes. Since her arrival in Canada, Ghazal has actively participated in various thought-provoking artistic projects, serving as an actor, performance artist, director, creative director, and designer. Her overarching aspiration is to fully embrace Toronto’s multicultural potential, discover a universal artistic language, and forge connections at the core of humanity that transcend race, language, nationality, and ethnicity. She seeks to narrate and illustrate all those untold stories of human life.