Orbital

The film Orbital is the story of Milad, a young Iranian musician who was born in a city where concerts and music are prohibited. Milad, who does not give up on his dream of going on stage, fights with traditions to achieve his goal of music, but life in Iran and its problems have made him more disillusioned and His mental health is affected and he suffers from depression and forgetfulness; So that his engagement leaves Mahsa in a crazy way... Meanwhile, Milad compares himself and his destiny with Freddy Mercury, the singer of the Queen group.

  • maysam hasanzadeh
    Director
  • maysam hasanzadeh
    Writer
  • alireza alavian
    Producer
  • milad khazaee
    Key Cast
  • mahsa akbarpoor
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 12 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    700,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • madakto pictures
    Distributor
    Country: Iran, Islamic Republic of
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - maysam hasanzadeh

Maysam Hasanzadeh [fa:میثم حسن‌زاده], Iranian theatre and film director, was born on 9 August 1987 in Mashhad. In his teenage years, he developed an interest in cinema and attended theatre and film studies courses in ACECR. He was an assistant director of several plays and television films before he entered University of Arts and Architecture to study film directing. In 2008, he started university and at the same time, he enrolled in Karnameh School and was educated by professors such as Asghar Farhadi and Mani Haghighi. He also studied theatre under the supervision of Doctor Farhad Mohandespour and Doctor Mahdi Nasiri.
Because of his enthusiasm in Theatre of Absurd after researching Professor Kamyabi Mask’s works, he wrote a play named “What happened to Vladimir and Estragon?” He worked on the play with Doctor Siavash Tayeb Taher, and was nominated for most of the awards in the thirteenth Student’s Festival, including the Best Play, the Best Playwright and was introduced to foreign Festivals.
The Next year “What happened to Vladimir and Estragon?” entered Fajr Festival.
Acting in more than ten plays at university and after graduation, and performing in different festivals are part of his works.
In those years, while studying at university, Hasanzadeh began film directing by making several documentaries and short films.

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Director Statement

In the days when we are in the storm of information; And every morning when we wake up, we see true and false news; Our phone has become our thought, thought and brain; The scary part of the story is that we have become more forgetful than before, we are paralyzed in expressing our feelings, and we have lost our mental health in this game, and now we are worried that artificial intelligence will replace us one day in the world... the best art This is for our peace, tranquility and mental health...
The biggest document of my speech may be the news that today, after ten years, it was revealed that depression did not cause Robin Williams' suicide and that the actor was suffering from a degenerative disease of the brain system...
DLB (Lewy body dementia) is now the second brain disease after Alzheimer's, which destroys the function of the nervous system and causes hallucinations and disturbances in the mental state and movement abilities of a person.
I believe that Freddie Mur Cory may have been affected by this disease or any other artist... To cure amnesia, you have to overcome stereotypes, and maybe the first way is to return to art and get away from the life of a machine.