Diaphanous

When Roshanak’s family seizes her passport to stop her from leaving Iran, she flees to her once-rebellious sister Mojdeh for help. But Mojdeh has given up her art, her fight, and her freedom—now living quietly under her husband’s control. As Roshanak struggles to reclaim her future, she sparks a reckoning that may free them both.

Jury Statement: Diaphanous is a moving and intimate portrait of two sisters caught between duty and desire, silence and expression. The film resonates in its quiet urgency and the nuanced way it explores how art, when stifled, can dim the human spirit – and when reclaimed, can reignite it. Through the evolving bond between Roshanak and Mojdeh, the film becomes a powerful testament to sisterhood as resistance, and to the life-saving force of creativity in the face of control.

Diaphanous was supported in 2025 with 700 000 NOK.