"Meteor" is a visually stunning piece that employs animated surrealist imagery to delve into the narrator's profound grief over losing her best friend within the repressive Islamic Republic of Iran.
"Meteor takes a unique and poetic approach to these two factors, Amini’s death and HIV, as Khademolreza connects the Woman Life Freedom movement in Iran with the suppression of the queer community. The film parallels the marches for women’s rights with the story of the filmmaker’s late friend, Amin. Her narration reflects upon Amin as a gay man who was exploring his sexuality, but died after contracting a mysterious illness. (He delayed getting tested for HIV, fearing the results.) Meteor says that Amin’s parents attributed his death to COVID-19, but the implication is clear: The violence of one epidemic hides the evidence of another. The film poetically critiques the systems that perpetuate these injustices."
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