PAST FUTURE CONTINUOUS Iran-Norway-Italy, 2025, 80 min, color, documentary
Maryam fled Iran at the age of twenty, wrapped in a sheepskin, hidden among a flock crossing the mountainous border between Iran and Turkey. The revolution had just triumphed, and her politically active friends were either imprisoned or executed. Her family decided to save her at any cost. She left Iran and never returned. With the help of her friends, Maryam has installed surveillance cameras throughout her parents’ house; a flickering connection between her and the past displayed on a screen in her American home. When the internet in Iran cuts out, the images freeze or vanish, severing Maryam’s connection to her home. Past and present merge and blur.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
IDFA ’25 – Envision Competition, Best Feature-Length Documentary
Venice ’25 – Cinema & Arts Award - Special Mention
Morteza Ahmadvand, Firouzeh Khosrovani
FIROUZEH KHOSROVANI
Born in Tehran, Firouzeh Khosrovani settled in Italy to pursue her artistic studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. After graduating in 2002 she returned to Iran and acquired her Master’s degree in Journalism. She made her debut as a filmmaker in 2004 with Life Train. In 2007, she directed Rough Cut, a film about mutilated plastic mannequins in the shop windows of Tehran, which won thirteen international documentary film festival awards.
MORTEZA AHMADVAND
Born in Khoram Abad, Iran, Morteza Ahmadvand works and lives in Tehran. He is a multimedia artist and filmmaker who was originally trained in painting, a medium that informs his video works. He holds an MA from Tehran University.
FIROUZEH KHOSROVANI
2014 Profession: Documentarist / doc.
2020 Radiograph of a Family / doc.
2025 Past Future Continuous / doc., co-dir
MORTEZA AHMADVAND
2025 Past Future Continuous / doc., co-dir
PAST FUTURE CONTINUOUS Iran-Norway-Italy, 2025, 80 min, color, documentary
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