Celluloid Underground
Feature length film Completed 2023
Director
Ehsan Khoshbakht
Producer
Mary Dawtrey
Producer
Adam Dawtrey
Doc Society helped with
Production
After the Iranian Revolution, a movie collector hid thousands of films in basements around Tehran, preventing their destruction by the new Islamic regime. Despite his arrest and torture, he refused to give up his secret. His quixotic story is told by the student who became his partner in crime, recollected many years later from exile in London. A coming-of-age thriller about oppression, resistance, and the subversive power of celluloid dreams.
Crew
A film that showcases love for cinema as a tool of political resistance against religious fundamentalism and autocracy.
NDTV
Oct. 25, 2023
[A] lyrical and very personal essay...
Screen International
Oct. 5, 2023
The moody texture of the film is enhanced further by Ekkehard Wölk’s gorgeous jazz score.
Little White Lies
Oct. 6, 2023
