Witness
France, Iran / Fiction / 14' / HD / Color / 2020
A mother helps an elderly woman in a shopping mall in Tehran. A tragedy occurs, brutally confronting her with the impact of her actions.
Director: Ali Asgari
Script: Ali Asgari, Farnoosh Samadi
Director of Photography: Hamed Hosseini
Producer: François Morisset
Musician: Ali Birang
Editing: Ehsan Vaseghi
Sound: Saman Shahamat
Cast: Anahita Afshar, Nasrin Kourdi, Selena Moradi
CV
Ali Asgari is an Iranian filmmaker and scriptwriter who was born on 25 July 1982 in Tehran Iran. He is a graduated of cinema in Italy. He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talent Campus 2013 and Locarno Summer Academy 2016. His short films were screened in more than 700 film festivals and won many awards.
Filmography
Witness 2020, Pilgrims 2020, Delay 2018, The Silence 2016, In The Same Garden 2016, The Pain 2015, The Baby 2014, More than two hours 2013, Barbie 2012, Tonight is not a good night for dying 2011
Festivals Attended
Witness: Stockholm International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Helsinki International Film Festival, Tirana International Film Festival, Leeds International Film Festival, Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival
Awards
Witness: Spirit Festival Award - Minimalen Short Film Fest. Trondheim