In Competition
11th Edition
Empty Your Pockets
Directed by Tara Aghdashloo
Canada, United Kingdom
20 mins
2024
A dark comedy about a day in the life of Hassan, a young airport customs officer who must secure an advance on his salary to afford his mother’s medication. As the dark side of his job becomes more clear, Hassan must decide what matters to him the most, and what cost he is willing to pay.
Credits
- Director
- Tara Aghdashloo
- Writer
- Tara Aghdashloo
- Producer
- Michelle Koerssen, Tara Aghdashloo
- Cinematographer
- Farhad Ghaderi
- Production Design
- Hope Little
- Editor
- Abolfazl Talooni
- Sound
- Ensieh Maleki
- Music
- Performativity Ltd
- Cast
- Kiarash Dadgar
Amir Zavosh
Bahman Dadui
Armin Lou
Peyman Shariaty
Leyla Shamshiri.
