Mother is a Natural Sinner
TITLE
Mother is a Natural Sinner
DIRECTOR
Hoda Taheri, Boris Hadžija
COUNTRY
Germany, Iran
YEAR
2024
DURATION
15′
GENRE
Live action
Mother is a Natural Sinner
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 BIOGRAPHY - Hoda Taheri, Boris Hadžija
Hoda Taheri, born in Iran in 1992, is an Iranian filmmaker based in Berlin. Her first short film, Mother Prays All Day Long, won a special mention at the Locarno Film Festival 2022 and was nominated for the German Short Film Award. Her second short film, As If Mother Cried That Night, premiered at the Locarno Film Festival 2023. Her debut feature film, I’ll Plant My Hands in the Garden, is in developement stage at the moment. It is a co-direction project with Boris Hadžija, which has been selected by Locarno residency 2023. Boris Hadžija is a Serbian filmmaker and musician born in 1990 in Yugoslavia and currently living in Berlin. His most recent works include the film As If Mother Cried That Night (2023 / World Premiere: Locarno Film Festival), as a co-writer and editor, Yugotransport (2023 / World Premiere: International Film Festival Rotterdam), as a writer and director, and Mother Prays All Day Long (2022 / World Premiere: Locarno Film Festival), as a producer. He was nominated for the German Short Film Award. His debut feature film, I’ll Plant My Hands in the Garden, a co-direction project with Hoda Taheri, has been selected by Locarno residency 2023.
- DirectorHoda Taheri, Boris Hadžija
- ScreenplayHoda Taheri, Boris Hadžija
- CinematographySelma von Polheim
- CastHoda Taher, Hadi Khanjanpour, Jahandokht Safarian, Philip von Polheim
- Editing Boris Hadžija
- Producer/s Maximilian Feldkamp
- Production Company
- Distributor/sLights On Film
- Project TitleMother is a Natural Sinner
- Project TypeFiction
- Completion Date 1 January 2024
- Country of originGermany, Iran
- Country of filmingGermany, Iran
- LanguageDutch, English, French
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Hoda Taheri, Boris Hadžija
Hoda Taheri, born in Iran in 1992, is an Iranian filmmaker based in Berlin. Her first short film, Mother Prays All Day Long, won a special mention at the Locarno Film Festival 2022 and was nominated for the German Short Film Award. Her second short film, As If Mother Cried That Night, premiered at the Locarno Film Festival 2023. Her debut feature film, I’ll Plant My Hands in the Garden, is in developement stage at the moment. It is a co-direction project with Boris Hadžija, which has been selected by Locarno residency 2023. Boris Hadžija is a Serbian filmmaker and musician born in 1990 in Yugoslavia and currently living in Berlin. His most recent works include the film As If Mother Cried That Night (2023 / World Premiere: Locarno Film Festival), as a co-writer and editor, Yugotransport (2023 / World Premiere: International Film Festival Rotterdam), as a writer and director, and Mother Prays All Day Long (2022 / World Premiere: Locarno Film Festival), as a producer. He was nominated for the German Short Film Award. His debut feature film, I’ll Plant My Hands in the Garden, a co-direction project with Hoda Taheri, has been selected by Locarno residency 2023.
