Daria's Night Flowers

Daria's Night Flowers

A Short film of

Maryam Tafakory

Production year2025

Runtime16 min

Daria's Night Flowers

Synopsis

The night flowers in Daria’s garden hide the secrets of a country that has turned love stories into routine crime scenes. A tale of patriarchal violence combined with botanical (mis)uses, told from the archives of Iranian cinema.

Credits

Director (1)

Maryam Tafakory
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Production and distribution (1)

Film exports/foreign sales : Square Eyes

Full credits (3)

Editor : Maryam Tafakory

Sound Recordist : Stefan Smith

Producer : Maryam Tafakory

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Daria's Night Flowers

Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary
Coproducer countries : France, Iran, Great Britain
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Production year : 2025
Runtime : 16 min
Color type : Color

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Selections (9)

Minimalen Short Film Festival
2026
International competition
Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF)
Great Britain, 2025
Documentary Competition
Winterthur International Short Film Festival
Switzerland, 2025
International Competition
Festival Dei Popoli
Italy, 2025
Discoveries Competition

Awards (4)

Minimalen Short Film Festival
2026
Best film
Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF)
Great Britain, 2025
Mention spéciale compétition documentaire
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Sweden, 2025
Jury Special Mention
Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Canada, 2025
Prix Dada international Les Nouveaux alchimistes

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