Mortician (2025) | Creative Team Interview - EIFF 2025

After it's World Premiere and RIGHT BEFORE the film won the Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence, I had the wonderful opportunity to sit with the creative team that included (from left in the video) Nima Sadr (Producer and Performer), Abdolreza Kahani (Writer, Director, Producer and Jack of All Trades), Gola (Composer and Performer) and Mojan Safari (Producer).

🎬 About the Film:
In the Canadian wilderness, protest singer Jana (Gola) navigates life in seclusion while confronting the threat of the Iranian regime. Determined to share her songs and messages before ending her life on her own terms, she enlists Mojtaba (Nima Sadr), an Iranian mortician, to help preserve her words. Director Abdolreza Kahani presents a layered, tense, and deeply human drama, brought to life through raw performances, a powerful score, and a striking one-man cinema approach that heightens authenticity and intimacy.

🎤 In This Interview:
I sat down with Nima Sadr, Abdolreza Kahani, Gola, and Mojan Safari to discuss the making of this extraordinary film. We explore the inspiration behind the story, the excitement and challenges of working with one-person cinema and new actors, and the development of deeply layered, complex characters. The conversation also delves into the difficulties of portraying sensitive political concepts with authenticity, and the key takeaways the team hopes audiences will carry with them after experiencing the film.

**NOTE: Gola provided the translations for Abdolreza's responses.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36983099
https://www.edfilmfest.org/film/morti...
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