A Few Days Later… (Chand Rooz Ba’d)

Iranian actress-turned-director Niki Karimi presents a subdued, minimalist portrait of Shahrzad, a graphic designer (Karimi) struggling with life-altering decisions about her relationship with her longtime boyfriend and the fate of their son. The details of her everyday existence—her job, an ongoing argument with a neighbor, meetings, classes, but mostly driving— make it clear that her state of mind is chaotic and uncertain, which allows her to procrastinate. “With an unwavering and restrained gaze, Karimi creates a deft observation of an unsettled life that is the furthest thing imaginable from melodrama” (Dimitri Eipides, Toronto Film Festival). 2006, Iran, 35mm, in Farsi with English subtitles, 78 minutes.