HNIFF 2025 · Winner, Best Cinematography and Best Actor
The Two Lives of Sepideh
Directed by Soha Niasti · Iran, Islamic Republic of · 18 min · short · narrative
What if someone you deeply hate because they did something terrible that changed your life develops Alzheimer's and forgets all the things they had done to you? At the center is the encounter between a mother and daughter who, after years as strangers, must come to terms with a possible rapprochement.
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From the director
What if someone you deeply hate because they did something terrible that changed your life for bad, develops Alzheimer's and forgets all the things they had done to you. Can you still blame them for your misery and be mad at them? what if that person is your mother? It is about memory and its responsibility. It is about illness, punishment and forgiveness. At the center is the encounter between a mother and daughter who, after years as strangers, must come to terms with a possible rapprochement, resurfacing grudges, regrets and a cumbersome rift between their respective memories.
