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PAST FUTURE CONTINUOUS

by Morteza Ahmadvand, Firouzeh Khosrovani

synopsis

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.

international title: Past Future Continuous
original title: Past Future Continuous
country: Iran, Norway, Italy
sales agent: Taskovski Films
year: 2025
genre: documentary
directed by: Morteza Ahmadvand, Firouzeh Khosrovani
film run: 80'
screenplay: Morteza Ahmadvand, Firouzeh Khosrovani
cinematography by: Mohamad Hadadi
film editing: Solmaz Eftekhari
music: Christophe Rezai
producer: Firouzeh Khosrovani, Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning, Andrea Segre, Giulia Campagna
production: Antipode Films, ZaLab, Rai Cinema, Fifi Film (IR)
distributor: ZaLab

Photogallery 01/09/2025: Venice 2025 - Past Future Continuous

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Morteza Ahmadvand, Firouzeh Khosrovani
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