Gonella Productions

LANGUAGE: Persian | SUBTITLES: English

Genre: Documentary, LGBTQ
Running Time: 13 minutes
Year of production: 2022

SYNOPSIS

Zainab is a successful girl who supports her family financially, but considers herself a boy inside; therefore, she has decided to undergo sex reassignment surgery. In addition to her family's opposition and the society's inappropriate view of this matter, there is a bigger problem: Zeinab played in Iran's national volleyball team for a while and is now playing in the premium league. If she becomes a boy, she won't have a chance to play for men's professional teams due to her shorter height and less stamina compared to men. Zeinab not only will lose her professional future in Volleyball, but she puts herself and her family, who depend on her financially, in trouble.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Film exports/World sales: Raw Company

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Iranmehr Salimi
Screenwriter: Iranmehr Salimi , Zahra Jesmani
Producer: Iranmehr Salimi
Director of Photography: Mohammad Mahdi Jesmani
Sound: Mohammad Hossein Mehrjoo
Editing: Zahra Jesmani
Sound Editing: Zahra Jesmani

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Documentary, LGBTQ
Sub-genre: Human Rights, Identity
Language: Persian
Country of origin: Iran
Year of production: 2022
Total running time: 13 minutes
Shooting format: HDV_ Digital
Color type: Color
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Sound format: Double Track

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Doc.Boston Documentary Film Festival
kalakari film fest
Kenya International Sports Film Festival (KISFF)
Madani International Film Festival