Ava’s Silence
Scheduled in Block 1
Production Details:
13:30
Country of origin: Iran
Directed by: Seyed Gholam
Synopsis:
When Ava’s father falls into poor health while her brother is away serving in the army, she steps up to run the family auto mechanic shop. As tensions grow with her fiancé, she finds herself torn between her sense of duty to family and the social norms of her country. A resolution seems near when she learns of her brother’s imminent return, but sometimes life doesn’t unfold as we’d hope, and she finds herself caught, in contemplation, in silence.
Director Bio:
Seyed Gholamreza Nematpour was born in Khoram Abad in 1976. He earned a B.A. degree in the field of Directing from Sooreh University in Tehran and an M.A. degree in the field of TV. He teaches script writing, directing, editing, and photography for the Khoram Abad Youth Cinema Society. He has made 14 short films ranging from animation, to documentary, to video art. His first feature, "No Heaven For Gunga Din," has won several film festival awards.
Director’s Statement:
“The hero of my story is a woman. There is a tragic paradox in this character: being Heroine and Victim simultaneously. The responsibility to carry her family falls on her slender shoulders. While there is a love waiting on the road of life for her, something similar to probable freedom or fragile happiness, this story shows how the constraint of love can also be a burden or pressure for an independent woman like Ava.”
