Short film

Parvaneh

2012 · 25 min

A quiet, human-scale journey through unfamiliar streets, carrying worry and small kindnesses with gentle restraint.

Overview: Parvaneh is a young Afghan immigrant who recently arrived at a transit centre for asylum seekers in the Swiss Alps. The only things she has got to know yet are the rural area surrounding the centre and the centre itself.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Immigration, isolation, family, survival
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: immigration
isolation
family
survival
identity
Places: countryside
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild