AUSTIN PREMIERE

Part of this year’s Texas Shorts

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. When her father mysteriously returns, ancient Persian mythology intertwines with her reality, forcing her to confront the demons that have kept her from finding peace.

DIRECTOR: Bita Ghassemi
LENGTH: 14 minutes
LANGUAGE: English, Farsi
COUNTRY: United States
GENRE: Narrative Short