Studio Sarab is a multidisciplinary production and distribution organisation platforming diasporic and ecofeminist voices.

We will be raising funds for the Iranian CF Community.

Join us for a special evening featuring three powerful short films:

Sepideh — Soha Niasti (2024, 17’) – When Sepideh, a single mother, finds out that her estranged mother got severe Alzheimer’s, Despite her deep-rooted resentment, she decides to pay her a visit after a decade to see if she still remembers her and all the wrongs she has done to her…

Everything Is The Wind’s Fault — Shaghayegh Majidi (2025, 18’) – Everything is the Fault of the Wind is a poignant portrait of childhood resilience, familial bonds, and the weight of untold stories. Through an unflinching lens, it captures the harsh realities of marginalized lives with humanity and grace.

A Move — Elahe Esmaeli (2024, 26’) – Against the backdrop of the Women, Life, Freedom protest movement in Tehran, filmmaker Elahe Esmaili is helping her parents to pack up the family home. As the boxes stack up, discussions flare between the generations: Elahe does not wear the hijab, embodying the courage of her generation’s struggles. But can changing a society be as simple as moving house?

All films are in Farsi with FR/EN subtitles

Come watch, listen, discuss, and connect. Everyone is welcome.

Timetable:

18:00 – 22:00 Lebanese Food

19:00 – 19:30 Intro to Studio Sarab, Cinemaximiliaan, Place Noord & the programme

19:30 – 20:00 Reading A short letter from Iran, After War

20:00 – 20:30 DJ Set from DJ Zan

20:30 – 21:30 Short film screenings

21:30 – 22:00 DJ Set from DJ Zan