One World Romania and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency mark this year's World Refugee Day with a screening of the documentary "A Fox Under a Pink Moon" – a story told from the perspective of an Afghan refugee artist trying to leave Iran to join her mother in Austria.
Directed by: Mehrdad Oskouei
Co-directed by: Soraya Akhlaghi
Documentary – Iran, France – 2025 – 77 min
A subtly textured self-portrait of Soraya, a free-spirited 16-year-old Afghan artist in Iran who has been trying for five years to make her way to Europe. She chillingly captures everything on her phone, while pouring her fears, worries and joy into extraordinary works of art, inhabited by recurring figures – a loyal fox, a watchful pink moon, and an ever-laughing clown.
Award for Best Film – International Competition – International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2025
* Contains images depicting domestic violence.