A Foreign Native

A professional skier leaves his familiar world behind and spends close to a year in Iran, a country that he has become so fascinated by on previous travels to challenge his own western perspectives. When military activity ramps up and Covid-19 hits, his journey takes a different route. He breaks out of his bubble as a sport professional, that he has become so comfortable in, learns Farsi, the local language, to be able to meet the locals without any filters. He starts learning Tanbur, a traditional Persian instrument. His teacher becomes his first friend, he can only speak Farsi with.
Together they go on a trip to explore the South of Iran and dive deeply into an adventure overcoming divisiveness and finding similarities and connections in one of the most diverse countries of this world.