Parastoo

(expected release 2024)

Directed by Jennifer Macedo yang

Produced by Justine Rose Armen

“In Farsi, parastoo is the name of a bird. It’s always migrating and moving and always traveling. This is the fate of migrants.” - Saleh Sepas, Parastoo Theater 

Filmed over the course of seven years, short documentary PARASTOO is a coming-of-age story that follows a young Afghan girl named Farzana through the growing pains of young adulthood, the heartbreaking refugee resettlement process, and her dreams of becoming an actress.

Anticipated release in Winter 2024.

PARASTOO is fiscally sponsored by International Documentary Association, 501(c)3. All donations to the film are fully tax-deductible.

Credit: Producer & writer