Cafe Iran
Directed by Saeed Jafari
Iran · 2026 · 7 min 31 sec · Drama
Submitted to OnShow International Film Festival 2026Synopsis
A writer is having trouble writing his new novel, so he decides to go to cafe Iran to meet his old love after many years, maybe meeting her again will open his mind to writing...
Director
Biography: Saeed Jafari was born on April 4, 1993 (Farvardin 15, 1372), in Kermanshah. He studied cinema at the Iranian Youth Cinema Society (IYCS) and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Ilam University. He began his filmmaking career in 2010 (1389) by creating several experimental short films. Subsequently, after passing an entrance examination, he completed a comprehensive two-year filmmaking course at the Iranian Youth Cinema Society. Following his graduation from the IYCS and Ilam University in 2017 (1396), he launched his professional filmmaking career with the short film *Mr. Sleep* (*Aghaye Khab*), which won several awards and was screened at various national festivals. Two years later, in 2019 (1398), he produced the short film *Cafe Iran* and also completed a feature-length documentary series titled *Alamto*. Filmmaking Resume: Producer, Writer, and Director of the short film *The Painting Class* (2010) – Experimental Producer, Writer, and Director of the short film *Perhaps Another Birth* (2011) – Experimental Producer, Writer, and Director of the short film *Continuous Line* (2012) – Experimental Producer, Writer, and Director of the short film *Extension* (2014) – Experimental Producer, Writer, and Director of the short film *Just Like That* (2015) – Semi-professional Producer, Writer, and Director of the short film *Mr. Sleep* (2017) – Professional Producer, Writer, and Director of the short film *Cafe Iran* (2019) – Professional Producer and Director of the documentary *Alamto* (2020) – Professional
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OnShow International Film Festival — Inaugural Edition · 2026