Iran has intermittently experienced waves of migration since the 1979 revolution, as the country plunged into crisis after crisis, ranging from one of the longest enduring wars in the history of mankind to the crippling sanctions that have hampered with basic necessities of daily life! Instigated by the director’s personal introspection on the issue and her failed attempt to migrate at a young age, this documentary explores the Iranian diaspora through the eyes of affected people from different walks of life. Carefully selected from immigrants in a wide range of countries across the globe, the social and geographical diversity of their experiences allows for a deeper understanding of a layered and stratified social culture that has become all the more complex by mass migration. Yet among all the diversity of social experiences, they all seem to share a common longing for the homeland.
Parisa Gorgin is an Iranian writer and director, currently working professionally in Iranian cinema. She was born in 1977, in Abadan, a city destroyed when war broke out between Iran and Iraq. The family moved to Tehran and eventually migrated to England Only to move back to war-stricken Iran, within a year! She now lives in Tehran writing, directing, and producing films. She holds diplomas in Physics/ Mathematics and a BA in film directing. She began her professional career in the industry as a script supervisor and during her 20 years of experience has worked with highly acclaimed filmmakers namely, the academy award winner Asghar Farhadi, Bahman Farmanara (well-known Iranian writer and director), Fereidoon Jeirani (Iranian Writer and director), Alireza Davoudnejad (Iranian Writer and director) and also Mahmoud Kalari ( famous Iranian Director of photography and filmmaker). She has also worked for the International Fajr Film Festival since 2015.
