Doha Film Institute
Hilal Short Film Programme
Home
What is a ‘home’? This programme of international short films questions the concept, exploring its challenges and its relevance to our lives today.
Each time a train arrives at a remote station, the switchman catches a glimpse of his beloved – but in his dull but dreamlike world, she is never more than a mirage.
A railroad worker, whose job it is to switch the tracks to send oncoming trains on their journeys, has a recurring dream in which he climbs a railway track to the sky, only to wake to his normal surroundings. Each time a train arrives at his remote station, he catches a glimpse of his beloved getting off the coach – but in his dull but dreamlike world, she is always nothing but a mirage. A poignant tale of never-forgotten, never-ending love.

Credits

Director
Mehdi Khorramain
Screenwriter
Mehdi Khorramain
Cinematographer
Mohamad Reza Sarmast
Editor
Reza Hemasi
Music
Omid Raeis Dana
Other
Animation: Hamid Mohammadi

About the Director

Mehdi Khoramian
Iranian director Mehdi Khorramain obtained a diploma in Graphic Design, and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Animation Directing. He has made numerous well-received animated films for television.