The Other
Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2022, 14 minutes, Color, Persian; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
2023 Concordia Film Festival; Lights Out Lights Out Best Film Award
Director: Negah Sohrabi
Screenplay: Negah Sohrabi
Cinematography: Mohammad Hashmfirooz
Editing: Negar Soofi
Music: Nikdokht Faridnian
Producer: Aboofazel Amir
Cast: Zahra Mousivand
Based on the novel "Aura" by Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes, this puppet film depicts the mysterious world into which a young man falls. Farhad is a young historian who is hired by a widow to organize her deceased husband's diaries. During the process, he meets the old woman's neice and falls in love with her. Their romance takes an unexpected turn when Farhad realizes that he is, in fact, the old man born into a new body.