Neigh­bour to dis­tant Lights

In an abandoned prison, three women seek refuge from an unknown disaster. The catastrophe remains unknown, its presence represented through the sounds coming from outside. As the film begins, one of the women leaves the building, leaving us to follow the life of the remaining two as they grapple with the persistent terror in their shelter. Throughout, we witness their attempts to come to terms with their precarious lives in this detached space. Amidst their struggle the woman, who left, returns with a fatal wound. Her death compels one of the women to confront the intolerable state of uncertainty. She decides to leave, and we alongside her, leave the building for the very first time.

Credits

Cast:

Hazel Basköy – Sarv

Kinda Zaour – Nakhl

Paria Khazaeli – Bied

Script:

Soheil Aghazadeh

Camera:

Dorothea Pilz

Editing:

Nazgol Kashani

Producer:

Noa Seraphina Schmidt

Sound:

Jeremias Bazata

Film info

Direction:

Soheil Aghazadeh

Genre:

Kurzfilm

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2024

Shooting format:

16mm

Screening format:

2:1

Frame rate:

25 fps

Aspect ratio:

2:1

Sound format:

Dolby 5.1

Language:

no dialog

Version:

OV

Runtime:

20 min