Hydrangeas in winter
Directed By
Hélène Rastegar
A fiction about grieving and exile from Iran.
- ABOUT
- BIO
Parvine is an Iranian refugee living in France where she takes care of Magda, an old sculptor who is gradually losing her eyesight. Haunted by her traumas and the loss of her lover, her relationship with Magda will help her find the strength to move forward.
I’m a screenwriter and director, co‑founder of « Chacun Son Court », a short film festival I created during my studies and ran for five years before joining the writing residency at Ardèche Images in Lussas.
Trained to shoot and develop Super 8 and 16 mm, I move between digital and analog formats, exploring fiction, documentary, and experimental cinema—often through independent or collaborative projects.
My work is shaped by a dual Iranian heritage, constantly evolving, and inhabited by women whose bodies carry the tension of inner battles: to endure, to speak, to exist.
I’m a Berlinale Talents and IDFAcademy alumna, laureate of the Institut de l’Engagement, and recipient of the Copernicus Prize for Dialogue and Peace.
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