Having fled their home in Iran, the Dayan family is greeted with hurricanes and perilous politics in Houston, Texas. Nine-year-old Hana, who is bold and brilliant, struggles to be heard while her family comes to grips with life in a sprawling metropolis. Songs That Never End is a lyrical and poetic meditation on displacement.
Yehuda Sharim
Yehuda Sharim is a scholar, filmmaker, and an Assistant Professor in the Program of Global Art Studies, University of California, Merced. Among his feature films, he has directed We Are In It (2016), Lessons In Seeing (2017), Seeds of All Things (2018), and Songs That Never End (2019). His latest work is a short film entitled Red Line Lullaby (2020), which chronicles the lives of working women as they seek a more dignified life in the face of neglect, loss, and daily acts of resistance. His films have appeared in film festivals and university settings worldwide, and provide a comparative study of immigration and displacement, shedding light on the changing constructions of home, nation, and belonging.