Jonas Films

At age 15, Taelor's idyllic childhood abruptly ends after the violent & sudden death of her doting father. Now 26, free-spirited Taelor navigates drug abuse, guns, madness & inherent violence of the rich, white Houstonian ghettos in Trump's America.

In a post-apocalyptic world, Hao survives in a city under the repressive military, chasing ancient inhabitants who have become monstrous. Hao's girlfriend, Ying, is one of them. Hao tries to protect her despite the danger she represents for him.

At night, during the Persian new year celebrations in Spring, the inhabitants of Los Angeles become the hosts to memories of Tehran. They no longer speak English, but a Persian idiom. Neon lights fill the streets with psychedelic colors. During this interval, like the old roman technics of the memory palace which used space visualisation to memorize information, the material space of the ephemeral and mutant territory of Los Angeles streets are used to host the memory of Tehran one last time before disappearing.

TROPICS draws an orbit around a Mexican farm. Scattered voices seem to revive and disturb the memory of the place. Crossing the matter, the film attempts to stop time and men, and reveals the ghost of a lost paradise.