2025    15minShort, Drama
6.3
FIREWALL follows Ani, an Iranian-American girl in Texas longing for her father, lost and unreachable due to an internet firewall in politically turbulent Iran. Ani finds comfort in playing the cello and a beloved pop-up book of the Shahnameh, Iran's longest epic poem. Her mother's frustration over Iranian protests heightens the tension at home, but Ani becomes immersed in a vivid retelling of the Persian legend of Zahhak, the Serpent King. One night, when her father mysteriously returns, ancient Persian mythology intertwines with her reality, forcing her to confront the physical and mental demons that have kept her from finding peace.
Directed by Bita Ghassemi

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  • Eman EsfandiBaba / Productor ejecutivo
  • Nazanin NourMaman
  • Ayla FarmandAni
  • Daniel RicaudZahhak
  • Bita GhassemiDirector
  • Bita GhassemiEscritor
  • Kimia AubinProductor ejecutivo
  • Jadah BurciagaProductor / Second Assistant Director
  • Brody CarmichaelProductor
  • Alex ConstantinProductor ejecutivo
  • Aaron Brock DehnCoproductor
  • Bita GhassemiProductor
  • Tiger HillProductor / Director Of Photography / Colorist
  • Jake Y. KingProductor / Supervisor de guion
  • Travis Lee RatcliffProductor
  • Naveed MardiProductor
  • Omid MardiAsistente de producción
  • Amanda MorrisonProductor
  • Jess RoweAsistente de producción / Makeup & Hair
  • Farzan SewaniProductor

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