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Winter of ’79

At the onset of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, a Persian-Jewish mother is forced to question her faith in her country.

Director
Julia Elihu
Time
0:20:29
Country
USA
Genre
Drama
Year
2021

Awards Nominations

Bushwick International Film Festival 2021 (USA) Best Student Film
Fargo Film Festival 2021 (USA) Best Student Film
Beaufort International Film Festival 2021 (USA) Best Student Film

Director

Julia Elihu

Julia Elihu is an Iranian-American writer/director who strives to tell untold stories. In 2018, she wrote and directed a short film, Yasamin, which was a Grand Jury Prize Nominee at the 2018 AFI Film Festival. Recently, she produced a short documentary, Team Meryland, which was acquired by The New Yorker and PBS' POV Shorts Program.

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