North American Premiere
Ammunition fired deliberately at Iranian protesters points to a particularly insidious form of state repression.
Tanasgol Sabbagh
Iran/Germany
2025
In Farsi, German, Kurdish and Arabic with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Kolja Volkmar
Producer
Mehrad Sepahnia, Atefeh Kheirabadi, Julian Gerchow
Screenwriter
Mehrad Sepahnia, Atefeh Kheirabadi
Cinematography
Marius Kast
Editor
Mehrad Sepahnia, Atefeh Kheirabadi
Atefeh Kheirabadi & Mehrad Sepahnia
Atefeh Kheirabadi and Mehrad Sepahnia are Filmmakers whose explore the relationship between the politics of narration, image and sound in their work. They are interested in how cinema can create spaces for resistance, rethinking and collective reflection. Through a hybrid approach, they create films that challenge established viewpoints and encourage viewers to perceive, feel and engage with content.
Photo by Marius Kast
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