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Majed Neisi
UK 2023 58'
⚬ Current Affairs & Politics ⚬ Human Rights
The story Iran has tried to hide from the world - the brutal reality of the recent street protests, told through videos of ordinary citizens.
"moving, unforgettable, powerful" - The Guardian
"a stirring testament to courage" - Financial Times
Director | Majed Neisi |
Producer | Sasha Joelle Achilli |
Co-Producer | James Allnutt |
Executive Producer | Fiona Stourton |
Production Company | Passion Docs |
Co-Production Companies | BBC, Neisi Films, GBH/Frontline, RAI |
Editors | Reva Childs, Brad Manning, Nick Follows, Mike Hammond |
Music | George De Angelis, Richard Spiller |
| Runtime | 58' |
| Production Country | UK |
The London-based Iranian documentary filmmaker Majed Neisi has relentlessly followed the traumatic situations and events in the Middle East in a humanist and often observational manner, very often finding himself in the middle of wars, land mines, drug cartels but more importantly human dramas, documenting ordinary people's resilience in dire situations. In his work, Neisi – born in 1981 in a makeshift hospital in southern Iran as Saddam was bombing the area – focuses on war and the plea of women. His films, made in the entire region including Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Kurdistan, in his own words "give depth and consistency to what lies beyond media stories that are forgotten all too soon." He has also worked as a producer and director of photography on various documentaries for BBC, ITV, Vice US, and other television networks. His work has been premiered at major international film festivals including IDFA, Dok Leipzig, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Visions du Reél, Cinéma du Réel, and Festival dei Popoli.
