19 May 2025
Unchoosing Yourself
Presenting a short film I made during a 24-hour filmmaking challenge at my university. The theme was "Unchosen Dream," and we had a maximum duration of 5 minutes.
Persepolis
The film Iran didn't want the world to see.
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.
Top Billed Cast
Chiara Mastroianni Marjane (voice)
Danielle Darrieux Marjane's Grandmother (voice)
Catherine Deneuve Marjane's Mother (voice)
Simon Abkarian Marjane's Father (voice)
Gabrielle Lopes Benites Young Marjane (voice)
François Jerosme Uncle Anouche (voice)
Tilly Mandelbrot Lali (voice)
Sophie Arthuys Walla (voice)
Arié Elmaleh Walla (voice)
Mathias Mlekuz Walla (voice)
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