A family documents how their immigrant father Jerry, a recently retired Florida man, was recruited by the Chinese police to be an undercover agent, only to discover a darker truth. Genre: Documentary Running Time: 75 min Country: U.S. Language: English Premiere: Palm Springs Director: Law Chen
Tehran, July 2007: Reyhaneh Jabarri, 19, has a business meeting with a new client. When he locks her in the apartment and attempts to rape her, she reacts in self-defense by stabbing him. Later that day, she is arrested for murder, and her trial results in a death sentence. Using secretly recorded videos provided by Reyhaneh’s family, their testimonies, and the beautiful, lyrical letters written by Reyhaneh from prison, voiced by Holy Spider actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Seven Winters in Tehran opens a window into the many ways women are oppressed and silenced in Iran, and the immense risks taken by those who defend
Lydia, a midwife highly invested in her career, has completely lost control of her life. Was it due to heartbreak, her best friend’s pregnancy or meeting Milos, with whom she could have a potential new relationship? Lydia gets stuck in a spiral of lies where everyone’s life is turned upside down. Genre: Drama Running Time: 97 min Country: France Language: French & Serbian Director: Iris Kaltenbäck
