TIFF 2017: Iranian Montrealer Sadaf Foroughi makes waves with first feature Ava

TORONTO — A bright-eyed, beaming woman walked up to me on Thursday afternoon, the first day of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), and said hello like we were old friends.
I feigned recognition while chatting with her and her companion for a few moments, before finally giving in.
“Sorry, but where do I know you from?” I asked.
“Yoga class,” she replied.
Ah, yes, it was all coming back to me. As things go in yoga, the woman and I had exchanged friendly no