Baklava Blues • Studio Marginal

Baklava Blues

Directed by Negin Khazaee

Synopsis: As Sahar's parents are visiting Iran for a month, the ten-year-old is left behind in Vancouver - in the care of her grandmother, Maman Zari. Sahar dreams of fitting in with a group of BMX kids while Maman Zari suffers from homesickness. Searching for a sense of belonging, granddaughter and grandmother go on a series of adventures that reveal how precious family and cultural connections are, while exposing the challenges of immigrant life, unique to each generation.

Info

A coproduction with Les Films du Pingouin (France)

Genre: Drama / Youth

Year: 2022

Runtime: 18 min

Language: Farsi, English

Cast & Crew

Writer and Director: Negin Negin Khazaee

Cast: Zari Behbahani, Arnoosh Safavieh, Zella Schwaiger

Executive Producer: Bertrand Jeandel

Producers: Yael Carnet, Laura Carnet

DOP: Angelica Perez Anzures

Production Designer: Hamidreza Jadid

Costume Designer: Karyna Barros

Key HMU: Isabel Paganine

Editor: Marine Chiu

Music Composer: Nicolas Mollet

Screenings & Awards

Official Selection Toronto Multicultural Film Festival - 2023

Official Selection Festival Sirocco – Cinémas arabes et Berbères d’hier et aujourd’hui - 2023