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In the Garden of Tulips

In the Garden of Tulips

2023 · 14m · Persian · United States

In the Garden of Tulips

In the Garden of Tulips

Directed By: Julia Elihu

2023 · 14m · Persian · United States

Drama

Amidst the 1988 war, Caroline takes a car ride with her father to the Iranian countryside of Birjand.

Festivals

2024

St. Louis International Film Festival

2024

2023

Aspen Shortsfest

2023

2023

Palm Springs International ShortFest

2023

2024

Clermont-Ferrand Int'l Film Festival

2024

Awards

Best Live Action Short FilmSt. Louis International Film Festival2024

Youth Jury AwardAspen Shortsfest2023

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Cast

Ava Lalezarzadeh

Caroline

Ethan Rains

Ethan Rains

Sharif

Kourosh Parsapour

Kourosh Parsapour

Food Vendor

Milad David

Traffic Police

Ray Haratian

Ray Haratian

Smuggler

Navid Negahban

Navid Negahban

Crew

Julia Elihu

Julia Elihu

Director

Ava Lalezarzadeh

Writer

Destin Daniel Cretton

Destin Daniel Cretton

Executive Producer

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