Kourosh Parsapour

Ricky, a struggling stand-up comedian, sells drugs for a small-time criminal in order to pay off a debt. Without any family in his life, Ricky's only relationships are the man he is indebted to and the other local comedians. When Ricky gets an opportunity to write for a famous sketch comedy show, he struggles with the decision to leave his comfort zone in chase of his dreams, or remain where he is in life, despite his struggling situation.

Amidst the 1988 war, Caroline takes a car ride with her father to the Iranian countryside of Birjand.

Walt (lover of threesomes, hater of shirts) strikes up an unlikely friendship with a former Pro Bowler as they discover he might be THE GOAT of the lanes. The only things standing in their way are racism, alcoholism and Linda "The Crusher" Curson.

After facing obstacles in terminating her unwanted pregnancy in her cruel homeland, Mowanza travels alone to Iropus for an abortion, armed only with her half-empty water bottle and a battered car.

At a company party, Forough, an Iranian intern, becomes the target of a psychological game orchestrated by her boss.

Joseph, a callow ex-mobster, and George, his long-time mafioso mentor, find themselves adrift after successfully getting away with “one last job.” With the rest of the gang dead or in jail, Joseph and George grapple with finding a place in the world and are forced to choose to either move forward and embrace the unknown, or regress to what they once knew. Although they made it out of the mob together, will they both come to terms with their new lives? Or, will they remain unwavering in their inability to see eye-to-eye?