Private Project

Being Sisters

Escape, and two sisters from Afghanistan. To reach the Border quickly, Wajma und Hana follow three men who know a short cut. To keep little Hana motivated, Wajma acts out a fairytale, even “pizza“ is being made in the woods...

  • Kimia Eyzad Panah
    Director
  • Kimia Eyzad Panah
    Writer
  • Mahshid Ahmadi
    Key Cast
  • Frishteh Atayi
    Key Cast
  • Jonas Resaei
    Key Cast
  • Kawar Murad
    Key Cast
  • Abdullah Dada
    Key Cast
  • Kimia Eyzad Panah
    Producer
  • Welf Reinhart
    Producer
  • Victoria Koberstein
    Executive Producer
  • Mohammad Sangeneh
    Production Assistant
  • Aliaksei Paluyan
    Director of Photography
  • Pascal Peters
    Camera Assistant
  • Aria Azizi
    Lighting Technician
  • Marjan Nili
    Script/Continuity
  • Khatia Kurasbediani
    Sound Design
  • Christina Esch
    Macke-up Artist
  • Nina Barzegar
    Music
  • Soma Ahmadi
    Set Decorator
  • Kimia Eyzad Panah
    Edit
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 15, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    Kurdish, Persian
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • *FIRST PRIZE* 29th HESSIAN FILM & MEDIA FESTIVAL VISIONALE ( Young Professionals)
    Frankfurt
    Germany
    November 11, 2017
    Word premiere
  • Best Independents International Film Festival
    Karlsruhe
    Germany
    December 4, 2017
  • 11th INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    January 27, 2018
  • 34th International Festival Sarajevo “Sarajevo Winter”
    Sarajevo
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    February 27, 2018
Director Biography - Kimia Eyzad Panah


Kimia Eyzad Panah ( born 1990 in Teheran, Iran) is an Iranian-German filmmaker.She wrote stories from an early age. At age 13 she already wrote science-fiction stories for the successful scientific schoolbook “Together with science“.
At age 15 Eyzad Panah shot her first short film „C for Cheating“ and was awarded the prize for “Best Film” at the Student Film Festival in Teheran.
In 2011, she emigrated to Germany. She received her master degree in Visual Communication, specializing in Film and Tv, from university of art in Kassel.
Her short films focus on human- and women’s rights and were shown at international film festivals, being awarded prizes like “Outstanding Achievement Award” and “Best Women’s Film”.

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