Synopsis: The dried tears of Lake Urmia in northern Iran are for sale – salt in plastic bags at the roadside. Once the biggest lake in the Middle East, only a fraction of it is left today. This is its elegy, presenting both its former splendor and its state today. Wavering between factuality and melancholy, the film finally opts for a pessimistic view of society. The dying lake becomes a symbol.
Daniel Asadi Faezi was born 1993 in Germany. His father from is from Tabriz, Iran. He studied in the Documentary Department at University of Television and Film Munich and at National College of Arts Lahore, Pakistan. He directed numerous short filmz, which screened at Locarno, DOK Leipzig and Ann Arbor. His recent short film "ARALKUM" (co-directed with Mila Zhluktenko) won the Award for Best Short film at Visions du Réel and qualified for the Oscars.
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