The story of the facing window
Synopsis
Manouch is eighty years old, nearly blind, and alone in a room full of memories. His walls hold photographs of a life that once was. His hands remember a tonbak they no longer play. Then one night, a light appears in the window across the street — and in it, a young woman who waves at him. What follows is a quiet love story told entirely through glass and distance. He dresses for her. He orders flowers for her. He dances with her — she across the street, he in his dim room, a record spinning on the gramophone. Is it better to live in beautiful unknowing — or to know the truth, and drown in sorrow?
Film details
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 00:14:12
- Genre
- Drama
- Country
- Iran
- Language
- Persian (Farsi)
- Subtitles
- فارسی
Festivals & Awards
- Official Selection, Award / Selection: Nominee – Best Director tinff@10, Toronto, Canada
- Official Selection, Openframe .Award / Selection: Finalist – Best Short Film, Concord, Canada
- Official Selection, Rohip international film festivel.Award / Selection: Winner – Best International Short Film, Kallal, Tamil Nadu, India
Credits
Director
- Asha Mehrabi
Writers
- Solmaz Etemad
Producers
- Seyedeh Farzaneh(Farnaz) Amini
- Asha Mehrabi
About the filmmaker
By Asha Mehrabi
