Radiograph of a Family + Between Us + intro

Name: Radiograph of a Family + Between Us + intro
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-05-27
Duration: 1 h 22 min

This screening is curated by Edinburgh-based Iranian filmmaker Maryam Haddadi, who will also introduce the films. There seems to be something persistent in the experience of being Iranian—something that resists distance, difference, and even division. A kind of invisible thread that continues to bind people to a place called Iran, no matter where they are or how far they have moved away from it. Maryam Haddadi’s Between Us explores this connection through the intimate lens of migration. Using a shared camera between a mother and her child, the film maps an emotional landscape shaped by displacement, distance, and the quiet negotiations of belonging. Yet even within this space of separation, something remains—an unspoken attachment that cannot be fully translated or replaced. Firouzeh Khosrovani’s Radiograph of a Family, on the other hand, turns inward. Through the story of her parents—divided by ideology, shaped by revolution, and living through profound historical shifts—the film reveals how the fractures of a nation can exist within the most intimate unit: the family. And yet, despite these deep differences, a form of connection endures. Together, these two films trace a powerful continuum: from physical distance to internal division. One looks at what happens when we leave; the other at what happens when we stay but are pulled apart from within. And yet both arrive at a similar question—what is it that remains? Perhaps what connects these stories is something deeply embedded in Iranian identity: a shared memory, a long historical consciousness, or a sense of rootedness that transcends geography and ideology. It is not simply nostalgia, nor merely cultural habit. It is something more enduring—something that continues to take us back, in different ways, to the idea of Iran. No matter how different we are, or where we find ourselves in the world, we always have something in common: Iran. And it is through this shared point of reference that connection becomes possible again. Written by Maryam Haddadi. Between Us (dir. Maryam Haddadi, Scotland, 17 mins) A mother and her four-year-old son navigate the emotional terrain of migration through a shared camera, capturing fleeting moments, quiet fears, and enduring love in an attempt to preserve their shared heritage before it fades. Radiograph of a Family (dir. Firouzeh Khosrovani, Norway/Iran/Switzerland, 81 mins) A Pre-and Post-revolutionary story of the daughter of a secular father and a devout Muslim mother, as they co-exist under one roof in Tehran. The Islamic Revolution took place in the director’s home. It affected every corner of their family life. This screening is part of <a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/doc-screen">Doc Screen</a>, an initiative run by Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI) in partnership with Filmhouse.DocumentaryPT1H22MN/C 182026-05-27

Firouzeh Khosrovani

Bård Kjøge Rønning

Fabien Greenberg

Radiograph of a Family + Between Us + intro"Radiograph of a Family + Between Us + intro"

Showtimes

May 27, 6:10 pm