شب یلدا

Yalda night in a traditional Iranian living room. Three generations sit around a korsi covered with a red termeh cloth laid with halved pomegranates, sliced watermelon, nuts, dried fruit and candles. The grandfather opens a worn Divan of Hafez and reads aloud while the family listens and a little girl cracks pistachios. The camera slowly orbits the korsi. Warm candle and lamp light, deep reds and golds, 35mm lens, soft film grain, intimate and joyful mood.