Project Detail

Cameraman

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

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

Categories

Production Status

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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