Private Project

“Liberation“

An Afghan married couple with great love. However social convention force them to keep secrets from one another. Submitting to the Pressure from his family, Assil keeps his wife locked up in their home. Still, Tahereh finds a way to leave the house daily without her husband finding out.

  • Saghar Seyedloo
    Key Cast
  • Assil Hosseini
    Key Cast
  • Nasir Alghas
    Key Cast
  • Kimia Eyzad Panah
    Director
  • Kimia Eyzad Panah
    Writer
  • Kimia Eyzad Panah
    Producer
  • Khatia Kurasbediani
    Executive Producer
  • Sandro Japaridze
    Director of Photography
  • Aria Aizzi
    Lighting Technician
  • Pascal Peters
    Lighting Technician
  • Mohammad Sangeneh
    Set Designer
  • Sara Soheidi
    Make-up Artist
  • Alexandra Petkau
    Sound Design
  • Project Type:
    Student
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 5, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • *WINNER* 28th HESSIAN FILM & MEDIA FESTIVAL VISIONALE ( Young Professionals)
    Frankfurt
    November 12, 2016
    Category “Young Professionals”
  • Barcelona Planet Film Festival
    Barcelona
    November 14, 2016
  • International Monthly Film Festival
    London
    December 27, 2016
  • 5th Nepal Human Right International Film Festival
    Kathmandu
    March 19, 2017
  • Arc Film Festival
    Mainz
    April 22, 2017
  • Calcutta International Cult Film Festival
    Calcutta
    April 28, 2017
    Winner as Best Women's Film
  • Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    April 25, 2017
    Finalist
  • Opus Aquanett Kulturfestival Magdeburg
    Magdeburg
    Germany
    June 12, 2017
  • European Film Festival (Mainstream & Underground)
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    October 6, 2017
    Finalist
  • International Women's Film Festival
    Florida
    United States
    October 2, 2017
  • 5th Chennai International Short Film Festival
    Teynampet, Chennai
    India
    February 18, 2018
  • 4rd Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne.
    Melbourne
    Australia
    April 16, 2018
Director Biography - Kimia Eyzad Panah


Kimia Eyzad Panah ( born 1990 in Teheran, Iran) is an Iranian-German filmmaker.She wrote stories from an early age. At age 13 she already wrote science-fiction stories for the successful scientific schoolbook “Together with science“.
At age 15 Eyzad Panah shot her first short film „C for Cheating“ and was awarded the prize for “Best Film” at the Student Film Festival in Teheran.
In 2011, she emigrated to Germany. She received her master degree in Visual Communication, specializing in Film and Tv, from university of art in Kassel.
Her short films focus on human- and women’s rights and were shown at international film festivals, being awarded prizes like “Outstanding Achievement Award” and “Best Women’s Film”.

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