A poignant tale about a young woman who travels to Iran for a poetry festival.

Window Horses, a poignant feature from Canadian filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming, tells the story of Rosie Ming, a naïve young woman of mixed descent who travels abroad for the first time, to a poetry festival in Iran. Through this awkward experience, Rosie discovers the world, her family and herself. Window Horses is a touching tale that traces the pain, confusion and wonder of visiting one of the most vibrating and fascinating countries on Earth.  

Raouf Alaia will be reciting a poem before the screening of the film in Eye, He was born in Shiraz, in a poetic & artistic family of Nomadic decent. He moved to Europe with his family in his teenage years. Since the age of 5, he has been involved with classical Persian literature and writing his own poetry in Farsi & later in English. In the past years he has been experimenting with his literary work through film & performance, commonly based on spiritual & psychological contemplation.

This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2023