EMPTY YOUR POCKETS

Production Country: Canada, UK
Running Time: 20mins
Year: 2024

An airport customs officer deals with various passengers while trying to secure his job, navigating a totalitarian system.

FILM CREW:
Director: Tara Aghdashloo
Producer: Michelle Koerssen, Tara Aghdashloo, Nedda Sarshar
Exec Producer: Sam Cryer, Harland Weiss, Caterina Jackman, Jason Aita, Sahar Yousefi, Isil Gilderdale, Emily Harris, Donovan Boden
Writer: Tara Aghdashloo
DOP: Farhad Ghaderi
Editor: Abolfazl Talooni
Sound Design: Ensieh Maleki
Composer: Performativity Ltd
Production Design: Hope Little
Costume Design: Anna Viksene
Hair & Makeup: Aveen Damghani
Casting: Shima Monfared, Siavash Shabanpour, Amir Zavosh, Baharan Baniahmadi, Tannaz Keshavarz

Cast: Kiarash Dadgar, Amir Zavosh, Bahman Dadui, Armin Lou, Peyman Shariaty, Leyla Shamshiri, Nikta Atapour, Farshideh Nasrin, Toomaj Danesh Behzadi, Banafsheh Taherian, Behnaz Yarkhani, Mehdi Slampoor, Kimia Kalantari, Rana Rahimpour, Camelia Ghazali, Pouya Hariri, Ashkan Vahedi, Navid Moatafaee, Reza Molaei, Morvarid Alinejad, Ali Imani, Ramin Rousta, Gita Khosronia, Viona Moarefi


FESTIVALS:
HollyShorts London December 2024
Reelworld Film Festival October 2024
Nostalgia Film Festival October 2024
St. John's International Women's Film Festival October 2024
Blackstar Film Festival August 2024