A young Woman prepares a cup of tea, and irons hijabs.
She is looking for freedom, for her personal revolution.
A short film dedicated to all the Women who had no choice.

In ‘When the tea gets cold’, we assist to the (personal) Revolution of a young Woman.
We see her driving, ironing hijabs, and preparing a cup of tea.
At certain point during her routine, something happens in the mind of the young woman. We do not know what. She stops to iron, and runs to a forest. Here, she performs her personal revolution.
However, once she comes back home, a hijab is still lying on a chair, and the tea got cold.
Now the questions is: «assuming that the Revolution successfully occurs, will people be really free?».

This work is a hymn to the freedom of choice of all the women of whatever religion and nationality.

Jin, Jîyan, Azadî
Woman, Life, Freedom

Director’s statement

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Screenings & Awards

• Mannheim Arts and Film Festival (Mannheim, Germany) – October 25, 2023 – Honorable Mention (Gender Equality, Issues and Rights)
• Wallachia International Film Festival (Bucharest, Romania) – September 15, 2023 – Jury Special Award (Short Film)
• 100 Films Retreat (Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA) – May 19, 2023 – Official Selection (Micro Film)
• Three Fires International Film Festival (Hunstville, Ontario, Canada) – July 27, 2023 – Official Selection (Short Drama)
• The French Duck Film Festival (Paris, France) – September 15, 2023 – Official Selection (Short Film)
• Hobnobben Film Festival (Fort Wayine, Indiana, USA) – October 19, 2023 – Official Selection (Fiction Short)
• Shortcut 100 (Chicago, Illinois, USA) – November 10, 2023 – Official Selection (Narrative Short)
• Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival (Las Vegas, USA) – November 7, 2023 – Official Selection (Short Film)
• Helsinki International Education Film Festival (Helsinki, Finland) – November 13, 2023 – Official Selection (Narrative Short)