This documentary offers an intimate portrait of a remote village and its aging school near the Iraq–Iran border. Home to just over a hundred residents, the community endures daily life without electricity, gas, clean water, or proper roads. Dependent on rudimentary farming techniques and lacking government support, their resilience defines their survival.

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Beyond observation, the project became a collaboration. Over two months, I trained a small group of villagers in the fundamentals of filmmaking, enabling them to take ownership of their story. Within six months, they completed the filming themselves, gaining experience both in front of and behind the camera. The result is not only a film about the village but also a film made by the village, a collective act of storytelling and self-representation.