Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025 – Winner  A reclusive mortician faces an unusual request from a dissident singer in hiding. Director Abdolreza Kahani returns with another entirely original and gripping character study and puzzle piece. A reclusive mortician faces an unusual request from a dissident singer in hiding, their bond providing the beating heart of this disarmingly elegant film....See more details

Biennale di Venezia 2025 – Official Selection Accused of starting a COVID outbreak, a factory worker is turned into a scapegoat discarded by the very system that relied on her labor. Iva works in a clothing factory in rural Bulgaria battling a persistent, yet mysterious illness. When it is revealed that she is the first case of COVID in her small town, the news spirals into an endless j’accuse - first from the factory owners eager to shift responsibility, then from her fellow coworkers, her son, and eventually her entire community, despite the fact that Iva hasn’t left her small town in years....See more details