Nissa Kashani

Nissa Kashani

Switzerland

Nissa Kashani is a Swiss actress who studied at the Geneva Graduate Institute. She is known for playing the eponymous role in the short film, Parvaneh (2012).

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Parvaneh 2012 (6.579)

Parvaneh is a young Afghan immigrant who recently arrived at a transit centre for asylum seekers in the Swiss Alps. The only things she has got to know yet are the rural area surrounding the centre and the centre itself.
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Matterhorn 2023

Emma accompanies her terminally ill sister Maggie on her last days to end her life by the means of assisted suicide. She soon finds herself challenged when she must overcome her own tumultuous feelings to reconcile and embrace Maggie's final wishes. With their time coming to an end, they embark on a road trip to try to accommodate Maggie's need to see the Matterhorn in person one final time. It's both a trip of discovery and a battle of wills.