Three Ways of Returning (2026)
Three attempts at reconnecting with often traumatic pasts, all leading to flights from home and the need for personal reinvention. A documentary triptych of many layers and emotions, whose parts connect with each other in unexpected ways.
Directors:
Andrea Luka Zimmerman, Mania Akbari, Xiaolu Guo.
Writers:
Xiaolu Guo, Mania Akbari, Andrea Luka Zimmerman.
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Mania Akbari as |
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Xiaolu Guo as |
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Andrea Luka Zimmerman as |
| Directing | Andrea Luka Zimmerman | Director |
| Directing | Mania Akbari | Director |
| Directing | Xiaolu Guo | Director |
| Production | Xiaolu Guo | Producer |
| Writing | Xiaolu Guo | Screenplay |
| Crew | Xiaolu Guo | Cinematography |
| Production | Mania Akbari | Producer |
| Writing | Mania Akbari | Screenplay |
| Crew | Mania Akbari | Cinematography |
| Production | Andrea Luka Zimmerman | Producer |
| Writing | Andrea Luka Zimmerman | Screenplay |
| Crew | Andrea Luka Zimmerman | Cinematography |
| Editing | Philippe Ciompi | Editor |
| Editing | Andrea Luka Zimmerman | Editor |
| Editing | Mania Akbari | Editor |
| Editing | Diyar Akar | Editor |
| Sound | Philippe Ciompi | Sound Designer |
