Sunday, July 31st

My thesis film Sunday, July 31st is an exercise in abandonment—with it, I leave the lingering ghosts of a tumultuous childhood behind and finally step out of my father’s ubiquitous shadow. In a way, it is a dreamy retelling of our relationship. Framed through a restrained yet poignant lens, the narrative charts the journey of Pejman, the protagonist, as he embarks on a pivotal transformation from adolescence to adulthood. We observe as a seemingly insignificant misstep culminates in a powerful declaration of selfhood, throwing open the doors to a tenuous freedom that jars as much as it thrills. As the story reaches its coda, it exposes the restorative potency of truth, prompting the viewer to question their own notions of right and wrong, good and bad.