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The Visitor

A surreal travel through the psyche of a persian immigrant and her remote relationship with her family. Niloofar, a persian immigrant girl finds out that her dad is sick back in Iran. She needs to decide if she should leave America to be with her family.

  • ALI AKHAVAN
    Director
    Trapped, Don't be Stupid. https://vimeo.com/nomadali
  • Ali Akhavan
    Writer
  • Vida Tayebati
    Key Cast
    "Niloofar"
    https://peydah.com/profile/vida/
  • Amin Rooholamini
    Key Cast
    "Uber Driver"
  • Iman Hajirasouliha
    Key Cast
    "Morteza"
  • Mehrsa Sadeghi
    Director of Photography
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/atiyeh-sadeghi-2b637a77/
  • Delaram Amini
    Production Design
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Mystery
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 20, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - ALI AKHAVAN

Ali Akhavan has been making short narrative films since 2017. His films are about his life in New York City and his identity as an Iranian American. His previous films can be seen at vimeo.com/nomadali

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Director Statement

The fear, doubt and hope of being an immigrant is what my team and I were trying to show in this film. If I can make the audience feel, I am happy with the result and I think the Visitor delivers that to the viewer.