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Shadow Department

An organization exonerates people sentenced to death. Then uses them to capture refugees at the border.
The organization sells the refugees' body parts.
But one of the same exonerated prisoners turns against the organization.

  • Milad Ahmadi
    Director
  • Milad Ahmadi
    Writer
  • Milad Ahmadi
    Producer
  • Milad Ahmadi
    Key Cast
    "Michael"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 46 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 6, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Mp4
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Purple Sky International Film Festival
    Hamburg
    Germany
    June 5, 2025
    Germany
    Official selection
  • Couch Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    June 24, 2025
    Canada
    Nominee for best first - time filmmaker
  • Alternative Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    June 24, 2025
    Canada
    Nominee for best first - time filmmaker
  • Migration in Transit International Film Festival
    Lima
    Peru
    August 4, 2025
    South American Premiere
    Semi Finalist
  • Castel Lagopesole International Short Film Festival
    Avigliano
    Italy
    December 9, 2025
    Europe
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Milad Ahmadi

I studied architecture and have a bachelor's degree in architecture. But I always loved making movies and studying cinema and how to make movies. That's why I enrolled in a college and got my directing degree . I also learned some of the software I needed, including premier and after effects, through YouTube. Before making my first film, I was an editor and assistant director in three short films. I would go to film projects as an extra, but I would pay more attention to the backstage and the way the film was made, and it was a practical School for me. I also took an action acting training course.

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Director Statement

My motivation for making this film is to create a work of art that has harmony between the film's atmosphere, music, genre, light, and image, so that in addition to being enjoyed by fans of this genre, it will be a lasting artwork and, in terms of content, will also point out important issues in today's world that, if not resolved, will become bigger in the future and turn into catastrophic human wars.