The Goal Is Almost the End (2025)

There is no reason to be a samouraï, but there is a need. Bushidō, The Book of Samouraï

An exiled Iranian filmmaker arrives in Poland to retrieve a hidden film. Moving through unfamiliar, unfriendly land, he suspects his plan is exposed. With no support and a pursuer closing in, he must decide how far he will go to succeed.

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(short, 10', Poland)

À mon ami, Franz K.

A man hops on a bus unaware of what is about to happen.

It's quite a task to try to put the feeling or the atmosphere that Kafka creates [...], to transform it into a film and to create this atmosphere around a person. I think it worked very well.

János Kereszti (Radio Bremen) @ 6. Filmfest Bremen 2021

Film festivals and screenings :

01.10.2020 – Vienna Independent Film Festival (Austria) 🏆 Best Short Film Cinematography Award 06.11.2020 – Rising Sun Film Festival (Kitakyushu, Japan) 27.12.2020 – International Moving Film Festival (Abadan, Iran) 10.01.2021 – Palma de Mallorca International Films Infest Festival (Spain) 01.03.2021 – KinoDUEL International Film Festival (Moscow, Russia) 05.03.2021 – International Film Festival of Ahmednagar (India) 27.03.2021 – Boden International Film Festival (Sweden) 14.04.2021 – Filmfest Bremen (Germany) 16.04.2021 – Phoenix Shorts (Ottawa, Canada) 29.04.2021 – Jaipur Film World (India) 11.07.2021 – Cinema Camp Film Festival (Zamora, Spain) 16.07.2021 – G Biennale Film Festival (Melbourne, Australia) 17.09.2021 – Solaris Film Festival (Nice, France) 26.09.2021 – Festival de Cine Independiente de Sogamoso (Colombia) 25.10.2021 – Cinergo Film Festival (Athens, Greece) 07.10.2022 – Melbourne Overlooked Film Festival (Australia)

Upcoming screenings : currently no dates

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