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Soodeh Panahi
In 2021, Soodeh Panahi was a budding screenwriter. Her heart sank as she read Euripides's tragic masterpiece, Medea. At thirty-six, she was a divorced woman, navigating life solo with her twelve-year-old son. She had spent most of her life in the absence of her father, even during his presence. Over the past two years, her choices had frayed her bond with her mother and brother, alienated almost all her acquaintances and pushed friends away like autumn leaves on a gusty day. She deeply felt Medea's sorrow in her estrangement and heartbreak; yet, the depths of her actions - abandoning and harming her children - haunted her, defying any attempt at understanding.
A year later, Soodeh decided to remarry a man with aspirations of a new life in Australia. She faced a crossroads, paralyzed by a heart-wrenching dilemma: should she choose separation from her child or uphold her dreams?
