Donya, a lonely Afghan refugee and former translator, spends her twenties drifting through a meager existence in Fremont, California. Shuttling between her job writing fortunes for a fortune cookie factory and sessions with her eccentric therapist, Donya suffers from insomnia and survivor's guilt over those still left behind in Kabul as she desperately searches for love.
Keywords
- American Independent Films
- Cine-Short: 90 Minutes of cinema
- Deauville Film Festival
- Leiden International Film Festival
- Cinema noir & blanc
- Romantic Movies
- Sundance Film Festival !
Actors
- Anaita Wali Zada
- Jeremy Allen White
- Gregg Turkington
- Hilda Schmelling
- Siddique Ahmed
Director
- Babak Jalali
Comedy, Drama
1h 31min
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Donya works for a Chinese fortune cookie factory. Formerly a translator for the U.S. military, she struggles to put her life back in order.
Donya works for a Chinese fortune cookie factory. Formerly a translator for the U.S. military, she struggles to put her life back in order.
Donya, a lonely Afghan refugee and former translator, spends her twenties drifting through a meager existence in Fremont, California. Shuttling between her job writing fortunes for a fortune cookie factory and sessions with her eccentric therapist, Donya suffers from insomnia and survivor's guilt over those still left behind in Kabul as she desperately searches for love.
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Cast & Crew
Director
Babak Jalali
Cast
Anaita Wali Zada
Cast
Jeremy Allen White
Cast
Gregg Turkington
Cast
Hilda Schmelling
Cast
Siddique Ahmed