Project Detail

Iranian Yellow Pages

Synopsis

Striving to build a successful life in London, Reza places an ad in a peculiar newspaper and discovers the Iranian community hidden in plain sight.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 min
Format
Digital
Director
Anna Snowball
Producer
Abolfazl Talooni, Anna Snowball
Co-Producer
Christine Saab, Elisabeth Hopper
Editor
Abolfazl Talooni
Director of Photography
Alfred Thirolle
Sound
Payam Hosseinian, Raoul Brand
Composer
Terence Dunn
Motion Design
Francesca Cattaneo

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