Shirzad Sindi Film Upd Today

Any update on Shirzad Sindi is incomplete without addressing the political context. Sindi has been officially banned from filmmaking in Iran since 2018, following the release of “Apo” (which critiques state-sponsored cultural erasure). His production company, Darya Film, was also shut down by Iranian authorities.

Logline: A disgraced former intelligence officer in a war-torn near-future nation must unravel a conspiracy that blames his exiled brother for a catastrophic attack, only to discover the real threat is a ghost from his own past. shirzad sindi film upd

Sindi quietly finished a short documentary, *“Letter to My Father” * (35 min), in mid-2024. The film is an epistolary essay exploring his father’s life as a banned teacher in Mahabad. Despite submissions to over 20 festivals (including IDFA and Visions du Réel), the film has not yet premiered. Any update on Shirzad Sindi is incomplete without