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The life of a family is collapsing due to the father's pigeon-holing and lack of responsibility towards the family. The father tries to teach the boy to fly pigeons, but his son, Artin, takes a different path

  • Babak Goodarzi
    Director
  • Babak Goodarzi
    Writer
  • Babak Goodarzi
    Producer
  • Hamed Tayeban
    Key Cast
    "Father"
  • Maryam Ghanbary
    Key Cast
    "Mom"
  • Artin Moradi
    Key Cast
    "Son"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Babak Goodarzi

Babak Goodarzi was born in1977 in Borujerd. He has a master's degree in communication sciences and has completed directing courses at the Young Cinematographers Center

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Director Statement

When I started working in the field of cinema, at the beginning of the directing courses, the screenwriting class was my starting point in this direction. I always thought about what topic to choose to write the screenplay. I thought about various topics and wrote several scripts. The scripts were good but not great. I was looking for a topic where I could find my creativity, a topic that would be a new experience for the audience, a new experience in the way we look around us.
I was interested in the life of animals since childhood and that we humans often hurt them with our selfish behavior. One of these behaviors is their captivity in our hands. An example of this captivity is the establishment of numerous zoos in different countries. Animals that live freely in nature without any restrictions are forced to spend their entire lives in small cages in the zoo. Animals born in cages grow up in cages and die in cages. This film is a short look at this topic, focusing on the life of pigeons