Imitation Girl (2017)
A mysterious being appears in the desert and assumes the identity of the first person she sees – a magazine cover girl. Taken in by Iranian immigrants, she forms an understanding of her new surroundings, and comes to appreciate the beauty and the sadness of her new world.
Lucky (2020)
A suburban woman fights to be believed as she finds herself stalked by a threatening figure who returns to her house night after night.
V/H/S/85 (2023)
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