Polaris is a multi-cultural feature film based on a script written by Soudabeh Moradian and Naghmeh Samini starring Bahram Radan, Alicja Bachleda, Coby Ryan McLaughlin and Roya Teymourian.
Polaris had a limited theatrical release as part of a tour organized by Cinelibre and Zurich IFF across Switzerland in 2017.
[7] A psychologically traumatized war photographer (Alicja Bachleda)is locked in a desperate struggle with her husband (Bahram Radan)to protect her secrets and escape her inevitable return to the Middle East.
[8] Principal photography started in November 2014 in Los Angeles, followed by filming in Seattle and wrapped in 14 days.
[13] Shortly after, Polaris had its US premier at the Culver City Film Festival (Los Angeles) in December 2016 and won the best picture.,[14][15] Following that, in January 2017, Polaris was nominated for three awards at the California Women Film Festival in Los Angeles: The Best Picture, The Best Director and The Best leading Actress and won the best picture.