Short film

Taha

2024 · 18 min

A quiet, bittersweet short that lingers on longing and small acts of hope, with a gentle, unhurried rhythm.

Directed by: Mahyar Mandegar
Starring: Hadi Salehi, Narges Rashidi, Armin Amiri

Overview: In a rundown Iranian circus in LA, a groundskeeper decides to participate in the show to see what the trapeze dancer sees every night – a magnificent view of their hometown, Tehran.

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Directed by: Mahyar Mandegar
Starring: Hadi Salehi, Narges Rashidi, Armin Amiri

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
memory
art
love
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Directed by: Mahyar Mandegar
Written by: Jena Ezzeddine, Mahyar Mandegar
Starring: Hadi Salehi, Narges Rashidi, Armin Amiri, Kevin Scott Cannon, Darya Falaki, Kourosh Parsapour, Sarah Fleming, Ian S. Peterson
Runtime: 18 min
Languages: English, Persian

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