So Nostalgia is the Suffering Caused by an Unappeased Yearning to Return

Islamic Republic of Iran 2024, 08:10 min.

Filmmaker: Mohammadreza Shirvan
Writer: Mohammadreza Shirvan
Producer/ School:Mohammadreza Shirvan /University of Vienna
Genre: Documentary, Experimental
Age Category: 23-27 years
Languages: Farsi, English

Young Mohammadreza loved running from his house to his grandma’s place. Now, 17 years later, he’s experimenting with documenting his attempt to break his record on that same street back in Iran. Neither his house nor his grandma’s home remains, but he still tries to beat his high score of one minute and thirty-three seconds. Along the way, he finds himself lost in nostalgic memories of growing up.
Text: Lilly Thurner
 

Mohammadreza Shirvan (*1999) studies and lives in Vienna, Austria. He has already made other films before creating So Nostalgia is the Suffering Caused by an Unappeased Yearning to Return. 
Content Notes: Blood, surgery

Wasp and the Wildflower

Canada 2025, 04:59 min.

Producers: Flying Goat Studio
Sound & Music: Johnny Knittle, Talen Bentley
School: Sheridan College
Genre: Animation
Age Category: 18-22
Language: English

In this 2D hand-drawn animated film, Linnea struggles with her feelings for her friend during a midsummer festival. As she tries to express her affection, her fear takes on a life of its own in an unexpected way. The film captures the emotional atmosphere of an endless summer night and portrays the quiet anxiety that can build up before saying something important for the first time.
Text: Annaka Minsch

Flying Goat Studio is a team of third-year animation students at Sheridan College. Wasp and the Wildflower showcases their combined hard work, unique styles, and love for the medium.

Content Notes: panic attack, mental health issues, internalised homophobia

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