Screenings
Internetowa edycja 65. KFF
Citizen-Inmate
Iran2025documentary15'Short Film Competition
In Tehran, where citizens live under the constant surveillance of cameras, an unexpected plot twist comes – those who have been watched so far take over the gaze. This sudden imbalance brings chaos to the carefully constructed system of power. The camera becomes an instrument of rebellion. A gripping documentary that, like a thriller, unveils the mechanisms of digital surveillance and poses a universal question: is it possible to regain power over one’s own life in the world full of cameras and constant surveillance?
- directed by
- Hesam Eslami
A Tehran-based filmmaker, who has directed and produced documentaries for international TV and Cinema since 2013. He got his BFA and MA in cinema from Tehran University of Art. His latest works focus on the margins of the Iranian society: '20th Circuit Suspects' (Hotdocs, 2017), 'The Marriage Project' (Visions De Reel, 2020), 'A Band of Dreamers' and 'A Judge' (IDFA, 2023), 'Citizen-Inmate' (Berlinale, 2025)
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