Kisses and Bullets
United States, 19 mins, Digital
During the Iranian Women, Life, Freedom movement in 2022, Anahita in NYC and Yalda in Tehran face their fears by going to a protest, and connect across the world with a photo that brings them hope for a better tomorrow.
Director: Faranak Sahafian
Writer: Faranak Sahafian
Producer: Pooria Ansari and Yoko Kohmoto
Director of Photography: Cece Chan
Editor: Joel Vazquez
Composer: Niloufar Nourbakhsh
Cast: Bahar Beihaghi, Shadi G, Samuel Tehrani, Arezu Riaz
Contact: Faranak Sahafian, fs2738@columbia.edu
Program H
Sunday, May 12th at 7:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
From Iran with a background in poetry, and interested in surrealism and realism, Faranak moved to the United States where she made films with female protagonists and social themes inspired by her experiences as an immigrant. At Columbia MFA Film Program she wrote and directed Sufi, Black Red White, and The Big Red Balloon, and directed Auto Plus, and InkShop.