Family of Too Many
Narrative Short
Bahar, an 8 year old Iranian girl, believes she has caused the death of her grandmother. As she deals with her feelings of guilt, her parents decide to steal grandmother’s body. As Baha’is living in Shi’a Iran, the family risks everything when they spirit the body away in the middle of the night so that they may perform their prohibited religious rituals.
3rd Prize Winner Farhang Film Festival 2019
Award of Merit University Film & Video Association 2018
Best Foreign Short Film Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2018
Best short screenplay Diamond Screen Film Festival 2016
Official Selection New Filmmakers New York 2019
Official Selection Global Impact Film Festival
Official Selection Cape Cod Festival of Arab and Middle Eastern Cinema
Official Selection Blackstar Film Festival 2018
Official Selection Citizen Jane Film Festival 2018
Official Selection Women's Independent Film Festival 2018
Official Selection Ivy Film Festival 2016 Graduate Screenplay Category
