PHASE IX

Rising Stars™

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FIRST-TIME DIRECTOR · Iran

Noor Haidari

"Memory is a kind of camera that never stops rolling."

Noor began making short films in her grandmother's courtyard at fourteen. Her debut feature was shot over thirty-one nights in Isfahan.

Genre

Drama

Language

Farsi

School / Studio

Independent

Creator Journey

2019 · FIRST STORY
First Story
Hand-bound zine of nine short scripts.
2022 · FIRST SUBMISSION
First Submission
Short Wind, Long Door submitted to IQStar.
2023 · FIRST SELECTION
First Selection
Selected for Rising Star Festival.
2025 · FIRST NOMINATION
First Nomination
Best First Feature — The Quiet Atlas.
2026 · FUTURE PROJECT
Future Project
Developing a triptych on inherited silence.

DEBUT

The Quiet Atlas

Feature · 2025

A cartographer returns to the city her family fled, redrawing it with the people who stayed.

GROWTH TIMELINE

2022 — Projects Released1 short
2024 — Festivals Attended9 festivals
2025 — Awards Earned1 nomination

Creator Interview

What did your first set teach you?

"That listening is the most expensive piece of equipment on the floor."

Advice to creators waiting to begin?

"Begin smaller than you think. The story will grow once it knows you're serious."

FUTURE PROJECT

Inheritance (2027)

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