“Rehearsals for a Revolution,” directed by Pegah Ahangarani, has been selected for the Special Screenings section of the Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival.
Produced by Kaveh Farnam and Adria Monés, and edited by Arash Ashtiani, the film will be presented in one of the most prominent showcases of world cinema, a section that annually features outstanding and influential works from across the globe.
The film’s selection at Cannes marks a significant milestone in its international journey, once again highlighting the strength and growing presence of independent Iranian cinema on the global stage. This achievement represents an important step in expanding international engagement and introducing contemporary Iranian narratives to a wider audience.
Rehearsals for a Revolution is a feature-length essay film tracing forty years of post-revolutionary Iran through the perspective of Pegah Ahangarani. Using family archives, home videos, war footage, and recorded voices, it builds a five-chapter collective history. The film follows her journey from childhood during the Iran–Iraq War to exile in London, where she confronts the 2026 massacres and ongoing conflict. Each chapter reflects lives shaped by repression, loss, exile, and silence. Now 40, Pegah assembles these fragments from afar, confronting her country’s past and present.
