Elahe returns to her hometown in Mashhad, Iran, to help her parents move to a new place after 40 years. Influenced by the Woman-Life-Freedom movement, she's also hoping for a bigger move beyond just a new apartment.
A Move
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“astonishing in how natural and well-covered the observational scenes are, and how quietly revelatory the act of going bareheaded is in this time and place.”
“astonishing in how natural and well-covered the observational scenes are, and how quietly revelatory the act of going bareheaded is in this time and place.”
Elahe Esmaili
Biography
Award winning documentary filmmaker. MA graduate in Directing, National Film and Television School, UK. BA Alumna from Tehran University of Art, Iran. Elahe’s first film, The Doll (2021), was awarded Best International Short at Hot Docs 2021 and nominated and selected for prestigious awards like Critics Choice Awards, International Documentary Association (IDA), Student Academy Awards as well as more than 50 other festivals including Full Frame Documentary FF, Atlanta FF, Athens IFVF. Her second short Can I Hug You? premiered in Sheffield Docs 2023 and was supported by IDA and One World Media, and co-produced by German public broadcaster DW.
In general, Elahe concerns herself with children’s and women’s rights and issues around it, as well as stories about successful women in the world who push boundaries and overcome these issues.
Filmography
- The Doll – 2021 – short student documentary
- Can I Hug You – 2023 – short documentary
- A Move – 2024 – short documentary
