Project Detail

Cameraman

Name: Cameraman
Director: Arsalan Motavali
Genre: Docufiction, Drama
Released: 2025
Duration: 15 min 29 sec

A man drinking tea watching old family VHS tapes on a TV.

Synopsis

In the late '90s, a newly immigrated cameraman desperate to restart his career must decide whether to risk his family's savings on a stranger's offer.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

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Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 15 min 29 sec
Director: Arsalan Motavali
Producer: Precious Mahaga, Hayley Williams, Harry Chambers
Executive Producer: Sam Ritzenberg, Bennett McGhee, Arsalan Motavali
Editor: Sadaf Nazari, Jean-Philippe Blunt
Screenwriter: Arsalan Motavali
Director of Photography: Ebba Hult
Production Designer: Rana Fadavi
Sound: Jon Gibson
Composer: Ben Stanbridge
Principal cast: Sia Alipour, Isabella Nefar, Martin Bassindale, Ayla Behresi

Genre

Docufiction Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK, Film London

Centre Seat Ltd

Arsalan Motavali, Precious Mahaga
68-72 Redchurch Street
London
E2 7DP

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