Isabelle Fereshteh Sanatdar Stevens

In the Iranian province of Zanjan, in an orchard where all of the trees have gone to sleep, one remains ripe with fruit. Underneath its fig-studded branches, on the chilliest August night of 1988, eight-year-olds Mandana and Javeed meet for the first time—except somehow it doesn’t feel like the first time. A story of what the world has been, what it is now, and what it could be.

Reem's daughter is killed, which... no words. No words. Except for maybe a prayer to Allah, and a declaration of Reem's quest to retrieve her daughter, and bring her back home.

A play for Palestine and Palestinian liberation. A play for Reem, and Sidra, and Hind, and every Palestinian. A play about homes, and homeland, and trees, and love, and family, and care, and anger, and wanting to be angry, and not feeling angry enough because you're so sad that the sad overwhelms the anger. A play about creating the world you want to exist in, even if that means burning down the one that exists. A play about freedom.

Lots of WLW media centers relationships with stark power imbalances--particularly those between underage girls and older women? And... everyone seems to be ok with this--within the world of the films (save for the usual homophobia), and within the audiences that engage with them.

The lesbians (and their allies--thanks, Ms. Lorraine) who meet biweekly at 327 Mystic to watch WLW films have noticed this phenomenon, and can't help but talk about it. They also talk about other things--like Stonewall, strong arms, and falling in love with your best friend. And they're a family, of sorts: a found family that knows how to have a good time... Maybe too good of a time, at points.

An intergenerational dramedy about what kids have access to and who has access to kids.

College is hard, and being a low-income, first-gen American student can make it even harder, but when the highest paying job on-campus is as an RA, you do what you gotta do to try and bridge the gap. Four students bond over their shared role in the campus community, and the shared aspects of their backgrounds. Challenges arise as they navigate the high demands of the job while balancing schoolwork and the ever-evolving nature of their personal lives. They may be broke, but they’re definitely not broken—especially now that they have each other... Right?

Kimia Zaman and her friends are fighting for freedom in the streets of Tehran; things take a turn when she begins to hear the voices--the Whispers--of the Mountains calling to her. Kimia answers their call and is swept up Mount Damavand, where she sacrifices the time allotted to her lifespan in exchange for the war to end that much sooner. Upon waking (after her 28-year slumber), she ventures back down the mountain and finds that she doesn't recognize the world anymore.

Inspired by "Rip Van Winkle"--the idea of falling asleep and waking up having missed an entire revolution. Inspired by Naqqali and oral storytelling tradition.

Written for those in Iran fighting for freedom, and those abroad who don't know what to do. A story for protestors, fighters, and those who dream of what could be. A story for those who carry an inescapable mountain of guilt on their shoulders.

Rumi and Julieta kinda fall in love. Things would be way less complicated if their friends got along.

An Adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" written for young Queer Women & Nonbinary Folx.

***Contains no homophobia!! Or transphobia!! Or anything like that!! None!!***

When rides home turn into late-night driving lessons, Ziba and Sylvia find themselves liberated by the freedom that is fostered within the confines of a car.

There's love, and teenage awkwardness, but also some heavy shit that comes to light: Ziba's been taking care of her younger sibling, Mehrsa, because their mom dipped with all of their collective savings, and Sylvia's parents have made it clear that if she's gay they won't accept her--her dad says they'll do whatever it takes to get back the little girl he loved.

What then transpires is a mission to keep the three kids safe, and together--no matter what, they're in it together.

After her sister, Asal, dies by suicide, Fey and their mother, Leila, are left to cope. But how do you cope with a loss like that? Fey needs to get creative. She’ll do anything to get her sister back.

Mehdi and Ali are brothers who both immigrated from Iran to the U.S. at different times. Finally reunited after decades apart, their shared future is looking bright, until the events and aftermath of September 11, 2001 make both of them question how they exist within this new world. Memories of the 1979 Revolution resurface as the present unfolds, and both brothers approach trying to survive in conflicting ways. In the end, they both must decide what is most important to them, and ask themselves if moving forward in life means that they must leave one another behind.