
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Animation · Drama
Overview
Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, is invited to perform at a Poetry Festival in Shiraz, Iran, but she’d rather be in Paris. She lives at home with her over-protective Chinese grandparents and has never been anywhere by herself. Once in Iran, she finds herself in the company of poets and Persians, all who tell her stories that force her to confront her past; the Iranian father she assumed abandoned her and the nature of Poetry itself. It’s about building bridges between cultural and generational divides. It’s about being curious. Staying open. And finding your own voice through the magic of poetry. Rosie goes on an unwitting journey of forgiveness, reconciliation, and perhaps above all, understanding, through learning about her father’s past, her own cultural identity, and her responsibility to it.
Top Cast


Shohreh Aghdashloo
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Mehrnaz (voice)
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Mehrnaz (voice)


Sandra Oh
Sandra Oh
Rosie Ming (voice)
Sandra Oh
Rosie Ming (voice)


Payman Maadi
Payman Maadi
Payman (voice)
Payman Maadi
Payman (voice)


Eddy Ko Hung
Eddy Ko Hung
Stephen (voice)
Eddy Ko Hung
Stephen (voice)


Elliot Page
Elliot Page
Kelly (voice)
Elliot Page
Kelly (voice)


Omid Abtahi
Omid Abtahi
Ramin (voice)
Omid Abtahi
Ramin (voice)


Navid Negahban
Navid Negahban
Mehran (voice)
Navid Negahban
Mehran (voice)


Nancy Kwan
Nancy Kwan
Gloria (voice)
Nancy Kwan
Gloria (voice)


Don McKellar
Don McKellar
Dietmar (voice)
Don McKellar
Dietmar (voice)


Nima Gholamipour
Nima Gholamipour
Tour Guide (voice)
Nima Gholamipour
Tour Guide (voice)
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