Trees Die Standing • Directed by Hoda Siahtiri • Iran / Belgium • 2016

Trees Die Standing is an elegy to the collective pain of displacement and forced migration, resulting from the Iranian Revolution in 1979. As many intellectuals and artists fled Iran to Western countries, they grappled with the challenges of living in exile. The film is inspired by the memories and letters of Gholam Hosein Saedi, one of the most notable contemporary Iranian authors who passed away in Paris in 1985. This documentary explores the lasting impact of revolution, exile, and the search for home.