Shâd Bâsh
by Hélène RASTEGAR
2024 - 79 min - HD
A coproduction with Lyon Capitale TV
A pre-purchase Bip TV
Support from Eurométropole de Strasbourg in partnership with CNC ; Development assistance of CNC, Région Grand Est and Procirep-Angoa ; Production assistance of CNC and Région Grand Est
Winner of the brouillon d'un rêve grant of the SCAM. Selected at IDFA Academy 2023
Director : Hélène Rastegar
Writing consultant : Régis Sauder
Original music : Bijan Rastegar
Image : Hélène Rastegar, Damien Fritsch, Gautier Gumpper
Sound : Hélène Rastegar, Jérémie Vernerey, Grégory Pernet
Image editing : Gautier Gumpper
Sound mix and editing : Aymeric Eustache
SYNOPSIS
Bâbâdjoun, my dear father, what is Iran like now? What if I went there? History has reshuffled the cards of our personal stories; created knots and gaps. Going to Iran is a yearning for you, something that has been so sorely lacking in my life. But am I capable of going to this country you fled?
In the memory of my heart, the verses of a Persian poem you taught me remain: “Nothing remains, everything passes, everything changes, so live in joy.” Bâbâdjoun, will we be able to make up for lost time before we disappear?
FESTIVALS
2025 • Olhares do
Mediterrâneo – Women's Film Festival •
Lisbonne (Portugal) • Official selection
2025 • Là-bas, vu d'ici - Festival des
voyages et des lointains horizons en Cévennes •
Le Vigan (France) • Selection
2024 • Les Rencontres Ad
Hoc •
Mirabel-et-Blacons (France) • Selection
2024 • Festival du Film de
l'Est •
Strasbourg (France) • Award of the feature film documentary & Public award
2024 • Traces de Vies •
Clermont-Ferrand (France) • Special mention "Hors frontières" (Beyond borders)
2024 • Iranian Film Festival
Zurich •
Zurich (Suisse) • Selection
2024 • Cinéma(s) d'Iran •
Paris (France) • Selection
2024 • ASFF - Aesthetica Short Film
Festival •
York (Royaume-Uni) • Official selection
LA REALISATRICE
Berlinale Talents 2026 and IDFAcademy 2024 member, Hélène Rastegar is a screenwriter and director of fiction, documentary, and experimental films. After co-directing the "Chacun son Court" festival, she trained at the Ardèche Images writing residency in Lussas, as well as in filmmaking and development.
Her films are influenced by a constantly evolving dual Iranian culture, featuring female characters whose bodies bear the marks of an inner struggle to survive and find their place. A former laureate of the Institut de l'Engagement, she is committed and passionate, and co-president of Safire, where she oversees the documentary workshop.
Her civic engagement was recognized with the Copernic Prize for Dialogue, Fraternity, and Peace. As a consultant for documentary projects, she also teaches film classes in high school and university, and participates as a reader in support fund committees.
