Maryam is a grief stricken reclusive who lives alone in her Iranian village. When a young girl, Sadaf, a newcomer to the village, begins to become close to Maryam, the two become intertwined by the pain of Maryam’s past and the buried trauma that lingers inside of her. Torn apart by her guilt for what happened to her daughter, Farkhondeh. Maryam confronts the tragedy of her failure in Iran’s long silent history of cultural silence and dowry suicide.
Maryam Zahirimehr is a native of Iran. She received her master in Photography and integrated media from Lesley University, USA. Her short film LIKE PAIN, LIKE CIGARETTE was screened at Cannes‘ Short Film Corner, France, and nominated for best film at the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival MASSIFF, USA, both in 2017. ENDLESS?, her first feature as a writer-director-producer, got the Best International Feature award from the RIFFA Foundation in Canada, and the Best Experimental Director award from the New York City International Films Infest Festival NYCIFIF, USA, both in 2018.
