This film is part of the Shorts Presentation: HERE WE ARE shorts programme.
USA202314 minFarsi with English subtitlesDrama
In the height of the Iran–Iraq war, Caroline takes the final car ride with her father through the Iranian countryside.

Julia Elihu
Julia Elihu is an Iranian American writer, director, and producer.
This film is part of the Shorts Presentation: HERE WE ARE shorts programme.
Six fearless emerging filmmakers embarked on a summer-long filmmaking journey online. We’re proud to present their world premiere here in the 12th edition of Reel Asian’s filmmaking program.
These shorts look at the soft to even slightly off-kilter bonds we find in one another, the realms we exist in, and ultimately, ourselves, despite ongoing change—no friendship bracelets required.
You rarely couple poop and romance together, but Okiku and the World does it effortlessly in the most genuine and adorable way.