Mortician

Mortician

"Mortician punches well above the weight of its scrappy production with its brisk storytelling, compositional elegance and the crashing emotional wallop of its finale." - The Hollywood Reporter
Sun
30
Sun 30 Nov 5:00 PM

Dendy Coorparoo, Cinema 2
General Admission
Unclassified 18+
95 Mins | Canada | 2025
November
Fri 28 Nov

Sun 30 Nov

Mortician follows Mojtaba, an Iranian expatriate who washes the dead in accordance with Islamic rites for fellow immigrants in Canada. Until, one day, the funeral home where he works announces it’s closing down. When an anti-establishment pop star in exile, Jana, seeks Mojtaba’s help in staging a potentially huge, shocking social media protest, challenging both of them to find dignity amid exile, loss, and oppression. Shot entirely on an iPhone, the film won the Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence at the 2025 Edinburgh International Film Festival.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director.
November
Fri 28 Nov

Sun 30 Nov

Dendy Coorparoo, Cinema 2

Cnr of Old Cleveland & Cavendish Rd Coorparoo, Queensland, 4151