One Must Wash Eyes follows the gripping journey of an Iranian international student whose life takes a sudden, irreversible turn after being photographed at a Woman, Life, Freedom protest in Vancouver. As Iranian authorities close in, the film delves into the emotional weight of witnessing the turmoil in her homeland from afar, capturing not only the struggles of a revolution but the profound personal costs and losses that transcend lives and touch the very core of identity and freedom.
STARRING
Pegah Ghafoori
Sean Depner
Mitra Lohrasb
WRITTEN, DIRECTED, EDITED by
Sepideh Yadegar
PRODUCED by
Amanda Konkin
Sepideh Yadegar
CO-PRODUCED by
Jaclyn Guse
Alyssa Kostello
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Negin Khazaee
CASTING DIRECTOR
Tina Marie McCulloch
COMPOSER
Amine Bouzaher
WINNER
Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography at GEM Festival
Best Canadian Feature Regina International Film Festival
Best Feature Screenplay at Hamilton Film Festival
Best Debut Director, Best Actress, and Best Feature Film at Luleå International Film Festival
Best Feature Film at Paris Women Cinefest
NOMINATED
Best Sound at the BC Leo Awards,
Best Emerging Filmmaker at the Calgary International Film Festival
Best Director and Best Actress at Beaufort International Film Festival
Best First Time Filmmaker and Best Female Director at the Liverpool Indie Awards
HONOURABLE MENTION
Best Acting Oakville Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Calgary International Film Festival
GEMS Festival
Oakville Film Festival
Regina International Film Festival
Hamilton Film Festival
Beaufort International Film Festival
Chandler International Film Festival
COOPER Awards
Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival
SEMI-FINALIST
Flicker's Rhode Island International Film Festival
