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Politics & DiplomacyRoutine/Middle East/Nov 9, 2026

A Fox Under a Pink Moon review – Iranian teen refugee paints boldly imaginative self-portrait

Soraya Akhlaghi filmed her perilous flight from Iran and precarious new life over five years on her phone, reassembled here with yearning animations. The world feels like an overwhelmingly forlorn place in this striking refugee self-portrait, shot on smartphone by Soraya Akhlaghi over five years and assembled remotely by co-director Mehrdad Oskouei.

Tehran · Iran/2 min read

Soraya Akhlaghi filmed her perilous flight from Iran and precarious new life over five years on her phone, reassembled here with yearning animations. The world feels like an overwhelmingly forlorn place in this striking refugee self-portrait, shot on smartphone by Soraya Akhlaghi over five years and assembled remotely by co-director Mehrdad Oskouei.

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