1001 Frames

Panorama 2025

In the studio of a well-known director, female actors audition for the role of Scheherazade in “A Thousand and One Nights”. But the women gradually realise that the director has more in mind than just casting the leading role.

by Mehrnoush Alia (Director, Screenplay)
with Mohammad Aghebati, Shayesteh Sajadi Iran / USA 2025 Farsi 87' Colour World premiere | Debut film

With

Mohammad Aghebati (Director)
Shayesteh Sajadi (Raha)

Crew

Director	Mehrnoush Alia
Screenplay	Mehrnoush Alia
Cinematography	Hamed Hosseini Sangari
Editing	Mehrnoush Alia
Music	Ava Rasti
Production Design	Hamed Hosseini Sangari
Casting	Mohammad Aghebati
Producers	Mehrnoush Alia, Mohammad Aghebati, Sina Sharbafi

Produced by

Maaa Film

Distorted Pictures

World Sales

Loco Films

Mehrnoush Alia

The Iranian-American screenwriter and director is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Columbia University film school. She has written and directed two fiction shorts, Faranak and Scheherazade, as well as a web documentary and several promotional videos. She has also collaborated on several documentaries and has produced over a dozen short films. She is the co-founder of Maaa Art, a film and theatre production company working out of New York and Tehran and is an alumna of Berlinale Talents.

Filmography

2015 Scheherazade; short film 2019 Sang Saboor; short film 2021 Faranak; short film 2022 At Eye Level; short documentary, director Iran episode 2025 Hamsayeha; short film · 1001 Frames

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025