A Fox Under a Pink Moon
At just 16, Soraya is already creating stunning drawings and sculptures that are as beautiful as they are dark. This strong-willed Afghan sculptor and illustrator has been trying for five years to escape Iran and join her mother in Austria.DocumentaryPT1H16MN/C 15+2026-02-26An intimate self-portrait of teenage artist <b>Soraya</b>
an Afghan refugee
as she tries to travel from Iran to reach her mother in Austria. A raw and intelligent collaborative work between <b>Soraya</b> – who shoots footage on her phone – and documentarian <b>Mehrdad Oskouei</b> (<i>Starless Dreams</i>)
it was shot over five years as she struggled to make it to Europe. In addition to video diaries charting <b>Soraya’s</b> progress
the film features animation based on her own artwork and muses on themes including exile and domestic violence
while retaining a sense of her optimistic defiance in the face of life’s injustices.
Persian (Farsi)
Dari
Turkish with English subtitles.
Mehrdad Oskouei
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