While investigating mysterious UFO sightings from his childhood, a boy begins to question who the real aliens are. His search gradually shifts from extraterrestrial fantasies toward the invisible outsiders living among us on Earth. Blending cosmic imagination with social observation, Shooting Stars explores themes of identity, alienation, and social division. Through the metaphor of space and extraterrestrial life, the film reflects on how societies label, exclude, and construct the “other.”
Production year: 2027
Country of origin: Iran
Length: 90 min
Genre: Documentary, hybrid
Director: Parsa Ansari
Producers: Maria Robstad (Emjay Productions), Milad Khosravi (Seven Springs Pictures), Thibaut Amri (Avant la Nuit), Steven Rubenstein Malamud (GROM Productions)
Selections: Dok.Forum Marketplace 2025, IDFAcademy 2025, IDFA Project Space 2025, Docs by the Sea, Storytelling Lab (2025), CASA CINE 2026.
Funding: Occitanie Regional Film Fund – Animation Development (France) i.e.