FALLING LEAVES premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in August.
Amir waits alone in Tehran for his son’s return from California to help him run the traditional family business. But Arash does not share his father’s sense of duty and has chosen to follow his heart. Amir has no understanding or sympathy for his son’s choice until he reconnects with the woman he would have married had his own father not intervened. Caught between traditional values and personal integrity, Amir chooses to rethink and come to terms with the choices he has made in his life.
Director
Born in Tehran, Iran in 1981, Ali Jaberansari moved to Vancouver in his teens. In 2008, after attending Abbas Kiarostami's filmmaking workshop in Tehran, he enrolled in the London Film School. His graduation short, Aman (2011), won prizes at several international festivals. His previous credits include Sound of Distances (2008) and Tric-Trac (2009).
