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Chamedan (The Suitcase)

This is the trailer/promo of the BBC Persian TV docu-series on the Iranian diaspora. The program launched in 2013 is an interview-style profiling documentary that brings hot topics like racism, xenophobia, anti-immigration, and Persian diaspora social issues. The trailer was used to promote the 5th season (Jan-Feb 2022) which was inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement in USA, and for the first time in Persian media history, we told stories of mixed Persians like afro-Persians; a Latin-Carrabien Persian, A Japanese-Persian and three Persian-African couples.

  • Amir Payam
    Director
    Fentanyl
  • Yari Rahnama
    Video Editor
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Television, Other
  • Runtime:
    1 minute 46 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 2, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • New York International Radio Festival
    New York
    United States
    June 6, 2015
    Finalist
  • New York International Radio Festival
    New York
    United States
    June 2, 2014
    World Silver Medal Winner
  • TMFF - London
    London
    United Kingdom
    January 31, 2023
    Nominee
Director Biography - Amir Payam

Amir Payam is an award-winning Iranian producer and director working for BBC World Service since 2009.
He launched “The Suitcase” in 2013 as an oral history project on the Persian diaspora. Since then, he produced 109 episodes (5 Seasons) and got several awards such as the 2014 Silver Medal from The New York International Festival for being among the best human stories of the year.

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