3:00pm
Sun, Oct 09
Guam Museum Indoor Theatre
plays with Int’l Documentary Shorts
General Admission
$5.00 USD
at the door
(cash only)
Empty Nest
GRAND JURY AWARD NOMINEE – BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Iran | 29 min. | Pacifc Asia Premiere | Persian w/ English subtitles
Documentary, Cultural, Social Issues, Human Rights Issues, Family, Relationships | GIFF Guide: Mature Audiences – some material may be inappropriate for viewers under 18
Synopsis
The psychological term is empty nest syndrome. The symptoms? Sadness, loneliness, sudden aimlessness, a bitter feeling of forgetfulness, and depression. We all grow up leaving the homes we grew up in. Parents get older. At times they are left alone, go to nursing homes, or may even be left on the streets. The abandonment of family elders in nursing homes has grown in recent years and there are concerns that the number of elderly people on the streets will also increase.
Fariba Arab (Producer, Director)
Fariba Arab is an Iranian woman documentary film producer. Most of her films are about Iranian people. “Empty Nest ” is her first film as director, but she cooperated with many directors as the producer of documentry films.
Writer: Farzaneh Fathi
Producer: Yaser Talebi
Funding has been provided to Guam International Film Festival, Inc. from Humanities Guåhan and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the federal ARP Act of 2021.