Finalist
Pegah Ahangarani
Pegah Ahangarani
Filmmaker, Actress
Born in Iran and currently based in London, Pegah Ahangarani is an award-winning filmmaker and actress whose career spans more than three decades. Her latest film, As I Lay Dying, opened the IDFA Film Festival in 2025.
Born in Iran and currently based in London, Pegah Ahangarani is an award-winning filmmaker and actress whose career spans more than three decades. Her latest film, As I Lay Dying, opened the IDFA Film Festival in 2025.
Documentary Feature
Rehearsals for a Revolution
Rehearsals for a Revolution
Through five portraits of relatives and mentors, five expressions of resistance, Pegah Ahangarani sketches her life story. Drawing from personal archives, home videos, newspapers, and recorded voices, she retraces more than 40 years of Iran's history.
Through five portraits of relatives and mentors, five expressions of resistance, Pegah Ahangarani sketches her life story. Drawing from personal archives, home videos, newspapers, and recorded voices, she retraces more than 40 years of Iran's history.
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