A psychologically traumatized war photographer is locked in a desperate struggle to protect her secrets and escape her inevitable return to the Middle East. “Polaris” is a non-political drama which addresses universal human issues attendant to war, immigration, cultural diversity, post-traumatic stress disorder, women’s rights and children of war.
Soudabeh Moradian is an Iranian-American independent filmmaker. A number of her movies have been in the official selection of various international film festivals and many of them won awards. She has made several TV documentary series about Iranian rural women, and some independent documentaries.