Private Project

Ask an Iranian

In this fast-paced piece, Iranian-Americans will speak to camera and reveal what life is truly like under the Iranian regime.

  • Elliot Feld
    Director
  • Jonny Pottins
    Director
  • Elliot Feld
    Producer
  • Jonny Pottins
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Drama, Documentary
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 18, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    25,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Alexa Mini
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Elliot Feld, Jonny Pottins

ELLIOT FELD:
Elliot has produced and directed content across the globe with some of the most well respected names in the industry including Spike Lee, Snoop & Dre, Clint Eastwood, Gal Gadot, Will Ferrell, Ben Affleck, Lindsey Stirling, and many more. In 2011, he wrote and produced his first film, “General Education,” starring Janeane Garofalo, Larry Miller, and Elaine Hendrix.

In 2018, he co-wrote and directed the award winning horror-comedy “Killer Kate!.” Since the release of Killer Kate, Elliot has produced and directed over 300 podcasts, multiple feature length documentaries, and a plethora of commercials.

JONNY POTTINS:
As a producer of branded content, documentary television, and feature films, Jonny has a longstanding history of creating compelling, story driven content with large, well known brands. He has produced for brands like Coke, Ubisoft, Mattel, MasterCard, Warner Bros, Sony Pictures, Budweiser, and BMW.. In long form, he has worked with broadcasters like Discovery, History Channel, and more.

As an Exec, his feature film “White Lie” premiered at TIFF ‘19, was nominated for 4 CSAs and chosen as TIFF’s “Best of Canada 2019”. Currently, he’s an EP on “Hair of the Bear”, a feature length action thriller set for release in early 2025.

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Director Statement

1939. My grandmother was living in Warsaw during the German invasion. She lost her entire family; she hid; she ran; she was raped; imprisoned; sold for butter, and enslaved; yet she survived. The war ended but the hate never did.

After immigrating to America, Grandma wrote a book called “I Chose to Live.” It follows her journey through German occupied Europe, and the choices that she made along the way that helped her survive.

That’s what this is all about, isn’t it? Choice? We still see racial hatred on a daily basis. We all have a choice to make. We can choose to sit on the couch and do nothing, or we can choose to fight back. The following people choose to unmask the hate.

-Elliot Feld