My Father

Pegah Ahangarani

Czech Republic | 2023 | 19 min

Credits:

Directing: Pegah Ahangarani

Editing:  Arash Ashtiani

Sound:  Ensieh Maleki

Production: Europe Media Nest/ Kaveh Farnam

Synopsys:

When Iranian actress and director Pegah Ahangarani was growing up, she thought every soldier she saw on television might have been her father. During her earliest years he was fighting at the front, and a portrait of Khomeini hung in a prominent place in the house. But one day the image of the Ayatollah disappeared without explanation and another photo took its place.

Festivals / Awards:

• IDFA (World Premiere), Netherlands, 2023 – Special Mention – Short Documentary Competition 
• Movies That Matters, Netherlands, 2024
• Prague Shorts Film, Czech Republic, 2024
• Florence Short Film Festival, Italy, 2024 –  Jury prize
• Riga International Short Film Festival, Latvia, 2024 – Best Short documentary
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival, Spain, 2024
• The Norwegian Short Film Festival, Norway, 2024