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Me, Maryam, the Children and 26 Others film image; man stretches a long object towards a woman

Me, Maryam, the Children and 26 Others

Man, Maryam, Bacheha va 26 Nafare Digar

Vanguard

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North American Premiere

When a woman decides to rent her home for a film shoot, she’s not prepared for the overwhelming sense of intrusion she will experience by having the film crew in her space. But reality and fiction blur as the production ramps up and she finds herself immersed in the work and on-set camaraderie.

In his feature debut, Iranian director Farshad Hashemi weaves a narratively dense and emotionally textured film tapestry, crafting a quietly affecting drama that lands as a poetic meditation on loneliness and the power of storytelling. The filmmaker nimbly switches between storytelling conventions to interrogate the notion of art imitating life and vice versa. As he himself moves seamlessly in front of and behind the camera (he plays the production manager), he conveys a deep appreciation for the chaotic nature of the creative process, proving that magic is often found in moments of frustration and uncertainty.

 

Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award, Göteborg 2024

 

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Director
Cast

Mahboube Gholami, Farshad Hashemi, Ebrahim Azizi, Zahra Aghapour, Navid Aghaei, Arash Deghan Shad

Credits
Country of Origin

Iran/Germany

Year

2024

Language

In Farsi with English subtitles

Film Contact
18+
101 min
Award Winners Cinemas of Asia Drama
Istade Art Group, PakFilm

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Credits & Director

Executive Producer

Sina Askari

Producer

Farzad Pak, Farshad Hashemi

Screenwriter

Farshad Hashemi

Cinematography

Davood Malek Hosseini

Editor

Mahdi Iravani

Production Design

Siamak Karinejad

Original Music

Peyman Yazdanian

Farshad Hashemi headshot; Me, Maryam, the Children and 26 Others director

Farshad Hashemi

Farshad Hashemi is an Iranian writer, director, and actor. His feature directorial debut, Me, Maryam, the Children, and 26 Others premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and was selected for the Göteborg Film Festival where it won the Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award.

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