



Mother is a Natural Sinner
Selected for Locarno Film Festival, Uppsala Short Film Festival, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2024
Winner Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis 2025
World Premiere Locarno Film Festival 2024
Winner as Best Action Short at Tirana International Film Festival 2024
2024 | ´15 | Colour | Digital (Arri Amira, BlackMagicPocket)
Hoda, an Iranian refugee in Germany, lives with her boyfriend, Hadi. An unexpected pregnancy leads her to examine common beliefs regarding gender roles in a relationship and challenges the current social norms surrounding feminine bodies and motherhood.
Director & Script
Boris Hadzija & Hoda Taheri
Cinematography
Selma von Polheim Gravesen
Producer
Maximilian Feldkamp (DFFB)
Selected for: Locarno 2024 Pardi di Domani: Concorso Internazionale