Sepideh dreams of the stars, she wants to be an astronaut. But as a young Iranian woman, she also knows that challenging the expectations of her uncles, and tradition-bound society, can be dangerous. The family has very different plans for Sepideh. In spite of this, Sepideh refuses to let go of her dream, and spends her nights exploring the starry skies and the infinity of the universe. She is aware that she is facing a tough struggle. A struggle, which only seems surmountable, once she receives help from an unexpected source.

Berit Madsen is cand. phil. in Ethnography and Social Anthropology from Aarhus University, and a graduate from the film school of Les Ataliers Varan, Paris, with supplemental studies at the Danish School of Media and Journalism. Most of Madsen's films have been screened at festivals across the world and aired on everything from pay TV in the US to public TV in Nepal. "Sepideh - Reaching for the Stars" is her first feature documentary and the film has attracted a lot of attention internationally.