After going to Kiarostami's retrospective following his death, I knew I wanted to make a film about an Iranian boy in Tokyo. And I knew that in order for it to be my film it needed to reflect my experience in Japan, my own Iranian identity, and provide a space for my animation.

Where Is The Friend's House, 1987 (dir. Abbas Kiarostami)

It all began with Where Is The Friend's House and Willow and Wind.

Willow and Wind (dir. Mohammad Ali Talebi)

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