Dasha, a young biologist, prepares to defend her Ph.D. on the Baikal seal. Her Ph.D. advisor is skeptical about Dasha’s love for animals, and her mother only cares about the girl not missing night prayers. A story about a conflict between science and religion, love and suffering, between what Dasha wants and what others push her to do.
North American Premiere
I Won’t Remain Alone
I won't remain alone is a documentary following Soraya and Seyed Jalal, an old and poor couple residing in a remote village in Northern Iran. Filmed over the course of 5 years, I won't remain alone paints pictures of forgiveness, love, humanity and immortality.