Less than 5gr of saffron
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Golnaz, a 23-year-old immigrant Iranian girl, tries to cope with her new life in Germany.
She finds a pack of Saffron that reminds her of home. Golnaz cooks some rice to add saffron, a heartwarming dish from her past. but she didn’t expect that this moment would bring her back into the most traumatic events of her life.Three years ago she survived a tragic drowning that took away her family while traveling illegally in a boat.
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2025 |
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7 minutes |
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13+ |
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No Dialogue |
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France |
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6DoF, non-interactive |
trailer
ARTIST
Negar Motevalymeidanshah - Director
Born
in 1986, Négar Motevalymeidanshah is an Iranian filmmaker, animator, and conceptual artist. She began her artistic journey graduating
in graphic arts at the Azad University in Tehran, the Faculty of Arts and Architecture. Pursuing her passion, she graduated with a
Master's degree in the Erasmus Mundus program « Reanima ». In 2021, Negar left Iran for Belgium, where she was able to resume her Master's
studies, a transformative period changing the trajectory of her artistic expression. Her work involved exploring societal issues and
cultural complexities, reflecting the profound impact of the separation from her country. As a freelancer, she works now on animated short
and feature films, video games, storyboards, music videos, TV commercials, and much more. The diversity of her portfolio reflects a
versatility that embraces both traditional and digital graphic forms. Today Negar does her first animation in virtual reality, mainly using
the unique Quill software.
awards
2025
- 82. Venice Film Festival // Venice Immersive — Special Jury Prize (Venice, Italy) International premiere
- Anidox:XR — Special Mention (Viborg, Denmark) Danish Premiere
- Art*VR — Grand Jury Award (Prague, Czech Republic)
2026
- SIMA Awards — Creative Advocacy Jury Prize, XR + Interactive Category (USA)
- Kaboom Animation Festival — Best VR (Amsterdam & Utrecht, The Netherlands)
- Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) — Best Storytelling (Guanajuato, Mexico)
- 12th International Documentary Festival Visioni dal Mondo — Visioni VR Award (Italy)
- 78th Emmy Awards Finalist — Outstanding Innovation in Emerging Media Programming (United States of America)
festivals
2025
- Annecy Festival — VR competition (Annecy, France) World Premiere
- Festival européen du film fantastique de Strasbourg (FEFFS) (Strasbourg, France)
- Verzioó Human Rights Documentary Film Festival — Official Selection
- UnitedXR Europe — In competition for Best Animation (Brussels, Belgium)
2026
- FIPADOC — Immersive Smart, in competition (Biarritz, France)
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival — Competition XR (Clermont-Ferrand, France)
- Berlinale (EFM) — Official Selection (Berlin, Germany)
- Luxembourg City Film Festival (Lux Film Festival) — In competition
- 28th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival — In Competition (Thessaloniki, Greece)
- New Images Festival — Panorama Selection (Paris, France)
- SXSW London — Official Selection (London, UK)
- Doc Edge Festival — Immersive exhibition (Auckland, New Zealand)
- MUNICH Beyond (Bavaria, Germany)
- Animator (Poznań, Poland)
- Anibar (Peja, Kosovo)
Credits
Directed and Narrated by: Négar Motevalymeidanshah ■ Production Company: Ten2Ten Films ■ Coproduction Company: Atlas V & iNK Stories ■ Produced by: Gwenaëlle Clauwaert ■ Lead Developer (Quill): Amaury Campion (Studio Geppetto) ■ Lead Developer (Unity): Michaël Bolufer (Studio Manette) ■ Music: Kian Portorab, Laurent Vang ■ Sound Design: Laurent Vang ■ Sound Creation and Mix Studio: Blanktone Studios ■ Distributed by: Atlas V, Unframed Collection
