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Roj Means Sun

Rojin, a Kurdish- Canadian girl battles both her mother and her mother tongue, as she grieves the recent death of her father, killed in a battle in the Shingal Mountains, Iraqi Kurdistan.

  • Mahsa Razavi
    Director
    What Time is it in Iran Right Now? (2015), INT.BAR-Night (2014), The Lost Image (2013), The Propostion (2011)
  • Mahsa Razavi
    Writer
  • Mahsa Razavi
    Producer
    What Time is it in Iran Right Now? (2015), INT.BAR-Night (2014), The Lost Image (2013), The Propostion (2011)
  • Menemsa Ates
    Key Cast
  • Beritan Rojhalat
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 12 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 15, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    Kurdish
  • Shooting Format:
    HD ALEXA
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Art Gallery of Ontario
    Toronto
    Canada
    April 4, 2016
  • International Diapora Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    November 6, 2016
    Canada
  • Slemani Film Festival
    Slemani
    Iraq
    October 1, 2017
    Asia
  • Iranian Independent Short Film Festival
    Tehran
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    August 20, 2017
    Asia
  • 14th IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival
    New Delhi
    India
    March 12, 2018
    India Premier
  • The 16th Reelworld International Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    October 14, 2017
Director Biography - Mahsa Razavi

Mahsa Razavi (Writer, Director and Producer)

Mahsa Razavi studied Sociology in Iran before moving to Canada where she earned her MFA in Film Production. She has made several short films that have been showcased in many festivals around the globe. Mahsa’s works often focus on issues of gender, identity politics and immigration experience. Her characters who are not usually represented on screen live in the margins of society and search for a better life and place in the world.
Mahsa latest work is the narrative film A Celebration (2019), which is funded by Toronto Art Council, and along with her previous film, Roj Means Sun (2016), are part of a coming of age trilogy.

A CELEBRATION. Writer & Director. Narrative. Funded by Toronto Art Council, May 2018.
Official Selections and screenings
25thInternational Short Film Festival in Drama. Greece, Sept 2019.
Toronto New Wave Film Festival. Canada, Aug 2019.
Boston Women's Film Festival. US, Sept 2019.
“KIN” Women’s International Film Festival. Armenia, Nov 2019.
International Short Film Festival Beveren. Belgium, 2019.

BIRTHDAY. Producer. Narrative. Toronto. Funded by OGS (Ontario Graduate Scholarship)
Official Selections and screenings
Directed By Women Turkey. İstanbul, Turkey, September 2019.

OUR IMAGES, OUR STORIES, OUR FUTURES. Director & Editor. Documentary. Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, 2016.
Screening at the Fredric Robert Photography Workshop and Exhibition, Aga Khan Museum, May 2016

ROJ MEANS SUN. Writer, Director, Editor. Narrative. Thesis Film. York University, 2015.
Official Selections and screenings
Canada National Screen Institute Festival, October, 2018
Chicago Feminist Film Festival, Chicago, March 2018.
14th IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival, New Delhi, March 2018.
London Kurdish Film Festival, London, UK, 2017.
8th Iranian Film Academy Short Film Festival, Tehran, September 2017
Slemani International Film Festival, Suleymaniye, October 2017.
The 16th Reelworld International Film Festival, Toronto, October 2017
Art For Peace Film Festival, Tehran, October, 2017.
Art Gallery of Ontario, York University Selected Short Films, April 2016
Diaspora International Film Festival, Toronto, November 2016

I HAVE A DREAM. Director and Editor. Documentary. York University & Looking China Youth Film Project. Henan University, Kaifeng, China, 2015.
Screening at the Looking China Youth Film Projects showcase, the Academy for International Communication of Chinese Culture, Beijing Normal University, Aug 2016

THE PROPOSITION. Director and Co-editor. Narrative. 5 min. 2012. Produced in Sheridan College Advanced Film and TV. Oakville, Canada.

THE LOST IMAGE. Co-writer, Director and Editor. Narrative, 6 min. 2012. Sheridan College.

MY BEST FRIEND. Writer, Director and Producer. Narrative, 8min. 2010. Tehran, Iran.

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