Free World Pens is a film about family and solitary confinement. The film takes shape through letters from a man incarcerated in Texas, whose words echo in the mind of his sister as she walks freely through Montreal.
Director: Nika Khanjani
Script: Nika Khanjani
DOP: Shannon Harris
Sound design: Steve Bates
Editing: Nika Khanjani, Adam Rosadiuk
Original music: Kelly Nunes
Production: Nika Khanjani
Version
English
Format
16:9, Dolby Surround 5.1
DCP, Pro Res, H264
Nika Khanjani is a filmmaker, writer, and educator. Her work is marked by extreme contrasts and an ethereal sense of beauty. She combines landscape photography, subtle sound design, and portraiture to evoke sensitive internal states in response to political and historical forces.