Dreams of the Wild Oaks

Directed by Khadim Dai | 2026

A race against time to save her freedom: Samaneh, a young Bakhtiari girl in Iran, must find a rare and endangered bird to escape a forced marriage and a tradition of Cease Blood Sacrifice, in a journey that challenges her beliefs and tests the limits of her father’s love.

Genre
Documentary

Country
Iran

Duration
79 min

Format
4K

Producers
Milad Khosravi by Seven Springs Pictures

Co producer
Lyon Capitale TV and Red Sea Fund, a Red Sea International Film Festival Initiative

Broadcaster
RTS, YLE, Lyon Capital TV

Support
IDFA Bertha Fund,  Catapult Film Fund, Alter-Ciné Foundation, Le Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image animée, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, La Région Occitanie
Vision Sud Est with the support of the SDC (Swiss Agency for  Development and Cooperation), Stichting Connected Foundation and Red Sea Fund (a Red Sea International Film Festival Initiative)