I Am Trying To Remember
Synopsis
To the accompaniment of a powerful sound score, filmmaker Pegah Ahangarani uses photographs, videos, and vivid recollections from her own childhood to evoke a collective memory of the Iranian revolution.
Crew
Director & narrator: Pegah Ahangarani
Script Writer: Pegah Ahangarani – Ehsan Abdipour
Editor: Farahnaz Sharifi
Music Composer: Atena Eshtiaghi
Sound Designer: Mehrshad Malakouti
Visual Effects: Mehran Jebely
Colorist: Farhad Ghodsi , Mehran Jebely
International sale: Gabriela Daniels
English Translator: Parnian Farnam
Subtitling: Reza Tariverdi
Producer: Kaveh Farnam
I was born into a decade filled with darkness, full of fear. I wanted to glimpse through this darkness, so that we never forget.
Director’s Statement
Directers bio / filmography
Pegah Ahangarani (born 24 July 1984) is an Iranian actress and director. She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Award and an Iran’s Film Critics and Writers Association Award.
Pegah Ahangarani left her studies in music after attending an art conservatory and focused on acting. She has also gained experience in directing, producing, and documentary filmmaking.
2008: Tamashakhaneh
2010: Ghazaleh Alizadeh
2011: Women Come Out of the House
2012: Dehnamakiha
2015: Arbab Jamshid´s Men
2017: House of Cinema
2021: I Am Trying to Remember
2023: My Father