Private Project

A Black & White Dream

In a ruined amusement park where bread is a luxury, a desperate mother struggles to save her starving children. In a monochrome world where gold and stone look the same, value has lost meaning. Finding a golden rock, she begins a surreal journey to buy a mythical blue tangerine. In a world where no one knows what deserves value, the line between human and animal disappears.

  • Mohsen Koranian
    Director
  • Mohsen Koranian
    Writer
  • Mohsen Koranian
    Producer
  • Yeganeh Mohammadi
    Key Cast
    "Mother"
    The Last Temptation (2024)
  • Ario Hooshyari
    Key Cast
  • Sahar Shirdam
    Key Cast
  • Mohsen Koranian
    Cinematographer
    The Last Temptation (2024)
  • Mehran Qasemi
    Music
    The Last Temptation (2024)
  • Mehran Qasemi
    Sound Designer
    The Last Temptation (2024)
  • Mohammadreza Kaviani
    Sound Recordist
  • Ali Saadatmand
    Casting
    The Last Temptation (2024)
  • Maedeh Shamshiri
    MakeUp Artist
  • Erfan Farokhipour
    Camera Assistant
    The Last Temptation (2024)
  • Mohsen Koranian
    Editor
  • Elham Mollahasani
    First Assistant Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    A Black & White Dream
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, Surreal Drama
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 5, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Pars University of Art and Architecture
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • WILDsound Festival

    Canada
    December 20, 2025
    World Premiere
    Best Directing
Director Biography - Mohsen Koranian

Mohsen Koranian, born in 2000 in Kermanshah, Iran, studied Film Directing at Pars University of Art and Architecture. He is currently active as a director and cinematographer. His notable achievement includes working as the cinematographer for The Last Temptation (2024), which was officially selected at the Oscar-Qualifying LA Shorts International Film Festival. A Black & White Dream marks his first serious short film as a director.

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Director Statement

A Black & White Dream explores how greed distorts value and dehumanizes society. In a world where bread is a luxury and gold and stone look the same, the poor are forced to trade dignity for survival.
Using black & white imagery, analog lenses, a red filter, and intentional continuity-breaking techniques, I aimed to show that value is an illusion created by humans. In a place where colors do not exist, the search for a blue tangerine becomes a symbol of lost meaning — a world where the boundary between human and animal disappears, and where we no longer understand what truly deserves value.