ALI ASGARI

Ali Asgari is a prominent Iranian cinema figure with more than 200 awards to his name. Two of his short films, More Than Two Hours (2013) and The Silence (2016), were nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Festival de Cannes. The Baby was featured in the short film competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2014.

Ali’s films focus on the precarious lives of individuals living on the margins of society in his native country, Iran. His debut film, “Disappearance” was developed at the Cinéfondation Residency of the Festival de Cannes and had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in 2017. “Until Tomorrow,” his second feature film, at the Berlinale in 2022. Ali is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

FEATURE FILMS

2023 Terrestrial Verses (Iran, to be premiered at Cannes Film Festival)

2022 Until Tomorrow (Iran/France/Qatar – 86 min, Premiered at Berlinale 2022)

2017 Disappearance (Iran/Qatar – 90 min, Premiered at Vince IFF 2017)

SHORT FILMS

2022 About Me (Netherlands – 15 min, Premiered at Warsaw IFF & Tallin Black Nights)

2020 Witness (France/Iran – 15 min, Poff Shorts, Glasgow FF, Warsaw IFF)

2020 Pilgrims (Turkey – 17 min, Warsaw IFF & Leeds IFF)

2016 The Silence (France/Italy – 15 min, Palme d’Or Nomiee – Best Short Film)

2015 The Pain (France/Iran – 15 min, Los Angles IFF)

2014 The Baby (Italy/Iran – 16 min, Premiered at Venice IFF)

2013 More than two hours (Iran – 15 min, Palme d’Or – Best Short Film)

2012 Barbie (Iran – 12 min)

ALIREZA KHATAMI

Alireza is an award-winning Iranian- American filmmaker based in Canada. Born into the indigenous Khamse tribe in Iran, he is influenced by his heritage’s rich storytelling traditions. His films poignantly investigate the interconnection of memory, trauma, and power dynamics, often through a philosophical lens and with a dark sense of humor. He has worked with esteemed filmmakers such as Asghar Farhadi. His debut feature, “Oblivion Verses,” developed at the Cinéfondation Residency of the Festival de Cannes, premiered at the Venice Film Festival, winning three awards, including the Orizzonti Award for Best Screenplay and the FIPRESCI Prize. Alireza also co-wrote “Until Tomorrow,” which premiered at the Berlinale Film Festival. He is currently working on an auto-fictional psychological thriller in Turkey.

FEATURE FILMS

2023 Terrestrial Verses (Iran, to be premiered at Cannes Film Festival)

2017 Oblivion Verses (France/Holland/Germany/Chile – 93 min, Premiered at Venice 2017)

SHORT FILMS

2013 Mr. Chang’s New Address (Taiwan/France – 15 min, Premiered at Director’s Forthnight of Cannes)

2010 Focal Point (Malaysia – 15 min, Premiered at Clermont-Ferrand)

CREW

Written and directed by Alireza KHATAMI & Ali ASGARI

Produced by Ali ASGARI, Milad KHOSRAVI

Co-produced by Alireza KHATAMI, Cyrus NESHVAD, Reyhaneh RAD

Director of photography Adib SOBHANI

Set design Hamed ASLANI

Music Masoud FAYAZ ZADEH

Editing Ehsan VASEGHI

Sound Designer Alireza ALAVIAN

Sound recordist Abdolreza HEYDARI & Iman BAZYAR

Directors’ Assistant Iman TAVAKOLI, Pouyan DARZI

Set Designer Hamed ASLANI

Costume Designer Morvarid KASHIAN

Makeup Artist Mehdi SAYAD, Omid GOLZADEH

VFX Kamyar SHAFIEPOUR

Colorist Farbod JALALI

Production Manager Mohammad ASGARI

Photographer Mahsa ZARINJOU

CAST 

Bahram ARK Young Father

Arghavan SHABANI Selena

Servin ZABETIAN Aram

Sadaf ASGARI Sadaf

Faezeh RAD Faezeh

Hossein SOLEYMANI Farbod

Majid SALEHI Siamak

Farzin MOHADES Ali

Gouhar KHEIR ANDISH Mehri

Ardeshir KAZEMI 100-years-old man

Year: 2023

Country: Iran

Runtime: 77 min

Color: Color

Language: Persian

Subtitles: English

Sound: 5.1

Cannes Film Festival

BFI London Film Festival

AFI Fest

Vancouver International Film Festival

Chicago International Film Festival

Melbourne International Film Festival

Hamburg Film Festival

Zurich Film Festival

Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival