And Me, I'm Dancing Too
Iran-Czech Republic-Germany/ Fiction / 20'33"/ 4K / Color / 2023
With rhythmic fluidity, Saba’s body moves to the music. Dancing is what she lives for, how she expresses herself – yet she is not free to do so in her own country. In a film dancing the line between documentary and fiction, a moving portrait emerges of a generation of young Iranians hemmed in by the Islamic republic’s rigid rules. When Saba rebels in a poetic act of defiance, the boundaries between fiction and reality finally dissolve.
Director: Mohammad Valizadegan
Script: Mohammad Valizadegan, Amineh Mazroule Arani
Director of Photography: Behrouz Badrouj
Producer: Farzad Pak, Kaveh Farnam
Music: Amir Ali Hosseini
Editing: Mohammad Roohbakhsh
Sound: Amir Ali Hosseini
Cast: Hadis Nazari, Keyvan Mohammadi, Mohammad Kamal Alavi, Mohammad Reza Khademi
CV
Mohammad Valizadegan was born in Tehran, Iran in 1986, he graduated from the School of Art and Architecture with a master’s degree in theatre directing and works as an actor, dancer and filmmaker. He played the role of Javad in There Is No Evil, which screened in the 2020 Berlinale Competition and won the Golden Bear. Man khod, man ham miraghsam (And Me, I'm Dancing Too) is his debut film as a director.
Filmography
2023 And Me, I am Dancing Too
Festivals Attended
Berlin International Film Festival 2023
Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragens de São Paulo 2023
Haifa International Film Festival 2023
Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg 2023
Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2023
Awards
Best Short Film- Berlin International Film Festival (2023)