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Nabi

Nabi is an Afghan migrant worker in Iran who is fired as a janitor after 25 years of working in a tower. He must fulfill his 25-year-old duties for the last day and leave like a man who never existed.

  • Hamed Golshahi
    Director
  • Hamed Golshahi
    Writer
  • Sara khoshsirat
    Writer
  • Hamed Golshahi
    Producer
  • Saeid Rahimi
    Key Cast
    "Nabi"
  • Ali Ehsani
    Director of photography
  • Hossein Nobakht
    Production manager
  • Sheyda Gorji
    Film editor
  • Payam Shahid Sales
    Production sound mixer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Hamed Golshahi

Hamed Golshahi, b. 1987, is an award-winning Iranian film and theatre artist with an MA in Dramatic Literature from Tehran University Of Art. Since 2013, he has been working as a writer, director, and producer in cinema and a playwright in theater. His debut short film, "High Tide 2019" premiered at the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) and has been screened in +12 Film International Festivals and won a title globally, including the 8th Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest. He recently made his second short film called "Nabi" in 2024.

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Director Statement

The character of this movie, Nabi, is a real worker who has worked in this tower since the beginning of its construction in Tehran. And I got to know him through working in the tower. When I asked him what would you do if you were fired after all these years? He gave me only one answer: I will go. I have to.
For me, people who are always ignored by society are a priority. Workers, immigrants, women, and any class of society have been ignored. The film Nabi is about workers, immigrants, and all those whom society ignores as if they never existed. The people you see when you approach them are full of pride, passion for life, and understanding, but at the same time, they feel fear and inferiority.
My film is about people whose names will never be recorded in history. They are never seen and always live like shadows and are fading away.
My goal in making Nabi's film is to increase people's attention to people around them like Nabi. See them, talk to them, and generally treat them like a human being.