Farbod Arebili’s short film Forbidden To See Us Scream In Tehran focuses on an Iranian woman who plans to change things by organizing an underground concert. This topical film which sheds light on the reality of banned western music in Iran which was put in place in 1979, Iranian women not being allowed to sing or perform publicly and live concerts being banned for female solo singers, has screened at a variety of film festivals including the Oscar-qualifying Cleveland International Film Festival.
Synopsis: The frontwoman for an Iranian death metal band risks everything as she plots to call the cops on her own underground concert in the hopes that the raid will help her secure her asylum in another country.
The Official Trailer for Forbidden to See Us Scream in Tehran directed by Farbod Arebili
Director/Writer/Songwriter Farbod Ardebili has been residing in the US since 2014. He is a Sundance Fellow and has written and directed several award-winning shorts. Ardebili has been recognized by numerous international film festivals such as Fantastic Fest, Cleveland International Film Festival, Show Me Shorts, Calgary International Film Festival, Sun Valley Film Festival, and many more.
Producer Viktorija Razevska is an LA-based Director/Producer experienced in film development and production on over 75 projects (HBO, Comedy Central, MTV) including producing over 40 short films and two feature films (They Say It Can’t Be Done, Yinz). She recently completed production directing for W Magazine and is currently in pre-production for three films she will be directing in mid-2021, in addition to completing her fourth episode of her art film series A Study in Discovery.
Co-producer Soroush Arayesh is an Iranian filmmaker. In the past few years, he has produced several short films which have been screened at numerous renowned film festivals such as Cleveland International, Festival du nouveau cinéma, and Fantastic Fest.
Cinematographer Masoud Amini Tirani has participated in festivals such as Cannes Film Festival, Rotterdam Festival, and Tehran International Film Festival. Forbidden To See Us Scream In Tehran will be screening at the Oscar-qualifying festivals Calgary International Film Festival from Sept 24th – Oct 3rd and Show Me Shorts Film Festival from Oct 1st – Oct 21st. It will also be screening at SENE film festival from Oct 12th – Oct 16th.
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