Philadelphia Iran Afghanistan
An Iranian international film student in Philadelphia, in the U.S., meets an Afghan immigrant. He tries to talk to him about migration, displacement, and loneliness in their mother tongue, Persian.
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Zardosht AfshariDirectorA Day with My Mother, Burning Smell of Stone
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Zardosht AfshariWriterA Day with My Mother, Burning Smell of Stone
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Zardosht AfshariProducerA Day with My Mother, Burning Smell of Stone
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Prudence KatzeEditor
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Javad BiglarzadehMusic
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Saba KaramiPoster
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Harold BatistaSound
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Genres:Migeration, Mother Tongue, Iran
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Runtime:9 minutes 26 seconds
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Completion Date:February 8, 2020
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:Persian
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - School of Film and Media Arts, Temple University
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Bucknell Intercollegiate Film FestivalBucknell, Pennsylvania
United States
April 25, 2020
World Premier
Audience Choice Award -
Pärnu Film FestivalPärnu and Tallinn
Estonia
October 17, 2020
Europe Premiere
Student Official Selection -
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film FestivalClermont-Ferrand- Online Screening
France
January 29, 2021
France Premier
“Short Film Market Picks” -
Poppy Jasper International Film FestivalMorgan Hill
United States
April 11, 2021
California Premier
Official Selection- Immigrants, Emigrants, and Refugees Section
Distribution Information
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Zardosht AfshariDistributorCountry: United StatesRights: All Rights
Zardosht Afshari is an Iranian filmmaker whose short films have been screened in some international film festivals in the countries like the U.S, Iran, Poland, Croatia, India and Italy. He received his MA in dramatic literature from University of Tehran in Iran. He moved to the United States in 2019 and now he is the student of MFA program in Film and Media Arts at Temple University in Philadelphia in the U.S.
Afghanistan and Iran (my homeland) are neighbor countries. These two countries have similar cultures, similar foods, and similar languages. This is a short documentary with taste of migration in the U.S.