Parity Pipeline

Parity Pipeline

Places in Between

Directed by Anna Fahr

Amidst political turmoil in the Middle East, Leila, a young Iranian medical student navigates love, family loyalty, and the meaning of freedom while grappling with the consequences of her choices in her pursuit of a new life in Canada.

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  • BIO
  • AWARDS
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  • GALLERY

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Synopsis

Amidst political turmoil in Iran, Leila, an Iranian medical student, anxiously awaits news from her sister after receiving an alarming text message. Reflecting on her journey from Tehran to Beirut, she confronts love, family loyalty, and the meaning of freedom while grappling with the consequences of her choices in her pursuit of a new life in Canada.

Bio

Anna Fahr is an Iranian-Canadian independent filmmaker and founder of Morning Bird Pictures, a production company dedicated to creating films and new media that focus on the contemporary Middle East and diaspora. Her debut narrative feature, Valley of Exile, currently on the festival circuit, won the Emerging Canadian Director Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival and the Brada Award for Best Art Direction at Mostra São Paulo International Film Festival. Her filmography includes the award-winning interactive web-docs, Migrant Mothers of Syria and My Life in Limbo, the dramatic short, Transit Game, which was shot in north Lebanon and screened in 50+ international festivals, and feature documentary, Khaneh Ma: These Places We Call Home, which was filmed in various cities in Iran, screened in international festivals, and was theatrically released at the NFB Cinema in Montreal.

Awards History

Ontario Creates Polish and Packaging 2023

Ontario Creates 2nd to 3rd Draft 2021

Telefilm Canada 2nd to 3rd Draft 2021

Telefilm Canada 1st to 2nd Draft 2020

Harold Greenberg Fund 1st to 2nd Draft 2020

Credits

Director - Anna Fahr

Director - Anna Fahr

Producer - Lauren Grant

Producer - Sarah Kolasky