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A Place to Call Home

Parisa Aminolahi
Netherlands
2024
11 min
IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary

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IDFA Docs for Sale is the top co-financing and co‑production market for creative documentaries. Docs for Sale users can log in for more project information.
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Topic
Experimental, Children, Social Issues
IDFA Program Section
IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary
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Synopsis

Available in Docs for Sale after the world premiere at IDFA.

A father and his two daughters have left Iran, and after a circuitous journey via Wales and the Netherlands, they arrive in Sweden, where they explore their new home. There are cozy rooms, a good hot meal and a splashing shower. The images emphasize the desire to feel at home, yet the main characters don’t seem to have arrived completely.

After all, where is the rest of their family, and where are their friends? They are only present in photos on the wall, in memories and in snatches of music that hark back to their former life. The two girls read books and play, but are mostly bored. Even at the cinema they keep changing seats, apparently unable to escape their restlessness.

The family switches between English, Persian and Dutch. Without going into the vast issue of immigration, this dreamlike short film shows the day-to-day situation of people who end up in a foreign country against their will and have to readjust to yet another new environment, and the feelings of isolation and disorientation this brings.

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Credits

Director
    Parisa Aminolahi
    Parisa Aminolahi
Production
    Parisa Aminolahi for Distracted Productions
    Parisa Aminolahi for Distracted Productions

Contact

Festival Handling
Parisa Aminolahi for Distracted Productions
World Sales
Parisa Aminolahi

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Premiere status during IDFA
World Premiere
Spoken languages
English, Dutch, Persian