Sweet Sorrow

United Kingdom / Romance, drama / 00:02:38 min

In a super-short film shot on 16 mm, the poignant struggles of a romance unfold between a literature teacher and his enchanting alumnus, who must part ways as destiny leads them to different cities. This super-short film brings a unique blend of feminist, romantic, and non-conventional narrative, inspired by the greatest British poets of all time, offering a fresh perspective and a compelling story that stands out.
Friday 22.8. 20:00
Block 13
Cafe Cup


Film maker
Parisa Zandbaf

Parisa Zandbaf was born in Tehran, Iran where her parents introduced her to classical music, performance, and Iranian cinema. With a BA from the University of Tehran (acceptance rate 10%), she moved to Europe to pursue a fully funded Erasmus Mundus Joint MA in Spain, The Netherlands, and Italy (acceptance rate 3%). Her interests in arts and philosophy led her to her Ph.D. studies in film aesthetics at the University of Amsterdam. Meanwhile, her independent films from fiction to documentaries and experimental reflect her global journey and academic insights. She has served as a jury member at the Amsterdam Independent Film Festival (2021) and the Changing Face International Film Festival (Sydney, Australia 2022), and as an academic judge on the art history and theory panel for the Global Undergraduate Awards, The Junior Noble Prize (Dublin, Ireland 2023). In 2023, she embarked on her second MA in Filmmaking in London fully funded by the Chevening scholarships (acceptance rate 1.9%). The Dutch-Iranian film director and Ph.D. candidate aims to continue transcending borders and provoking thought through her work.