Daylight News

A young man is watching news on TV when suddenly an intruder comes in...

  • Hamidreza Nassiri
    Director
  • Hamidreza Nassiri
    Writer
  • Hamidreza Nassiri
    Producer
  • Farnam Moradinejad
    Key Cast
    "Apartment Owner"
  • Mahdi Rahman
    Key Cast
    "Masked Intruder"
  • Saaied Ghodousi Nejad
    Key Cast
    "Second Intruder"
  • Ramtin Firouzian
    Cinematographer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Akhbar Too Rooz-e Roshan
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 28, 2013
  • Production Budget:
    50 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Hamidreza Nassiri

Hamidreza started filmmaking with the short film, “White Black.” He then entered the University of Tehran’s master’s in Cinema and made several short films, including his thesis, “Daylight News.” He left Iran to study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he has also taught film production. The winner of several scholarship and teaching awards, he founded the Wisconsin Iranian Film Festival in 2017. He just finished his first English-language film, “Immortal.”

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Director Statement

This film was made as part of my master's thesis for MA in Cinema at the University of Tehran, Iran, in 2013.
What I saw the media was doing at the time to distract people from the real issues was truly disturbing. What I've found since then is that this film can take place at any place and any time. That is why I limited the subtitles to a broad description of what we hear on TV...