Beautiful and troubled 20-something Donya, an Afghan translator who used to work with the U.S. government, has trouble sleeping. She lives by herself in Fremont, California, in a building with other Afghan immigrants and often dines alone at a local restaurant watching soap operas. Her routine changes when she’s promoted to writing the fortunes at her job at a fortune cookie factory in the city. As her fortunes are read by strangers throughout the Bay, Donya’s smoldering longing drives her to send a message out to the world, unsure where it will lead. Nominee NEXT Innovator Award, Sundance Film Festival 2023. Link IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8591526/ Link Review: https://variety.com/2022/film/global/memento-international-sundance-fremont-babak-jalali-jeremy-allen-white-1235455570/ Link to watch: https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/638a1838d406b22d53f2ce2d (available online Jan 24-30, Sundance Film Festival)
