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I'm Not My Body

The story is about an immigrant Iranian news anchor who works for a Persian TV channel.
He's trying to restart and build a new life but Iranian state hackers do not leave him and try to hack his smartphone to have access to camera.
His nude pictures going viral on social media and he is trying to remove them.
His online privacy has been invaded and this is destroying his credibility.

  • Nima Akbarpour
    Director
  • Nima Akberpour
    Writer
  • Nima Akbarpour
    Producer
  • Reza Zohreh Kermani
    Key Cast
    "Saman"
  • Hosain Radvar-Zangeneh
    Key Cast
    "Omid"
  • Ania Assadi-Sabet
    Key Cast
    "Parastoo"
  • Maral Mohammadi
    Key Cast
    "Sharareh"
  • Salar Khosrojerdi
    Key Cast
    "Farhad"
  • Bardia Jalali
    Key Cast
    "Damoun"
  • Reyhaneh Rezazadeh
    Key Cast
    "Nasim"
  • Reza Afshar
    Cinematographer
  • Mohammad Mahboobian
    Co-Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    من تنم نیستم
  • Project Type:
    Feature, Short
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 28, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    8,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • RightsCon 2019
    Tunis
    Tunisia
    June 14, 2019
  • Tryon International Film Festival
    Tryon, North Carolina
    United States
    October 13, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Delhi Shorts International Film Festival
    New Delhi
    India
    October 20, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Delhi Shorts International Film Festival
    New Delhi
    India
    October 20, 2019
    Best Actor
  • Third Eye Asian Film Festival
    Mumbai
    India
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Nima Akbarpour

Nima Akbarpour is a British-Iranian journalist based in London.
He educated in computer engineering and started his journalism 18 years ago in Iran. He moved to UK and since 2008 he is presenter of a technology show called Click on BBC Persian.
"I'm Not My Body" is his first independent micro budget short film and the very first try to be a filmmaker.

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