Quebec Premiere

Behind closed doors in Teheran young Iranian artists express themselves through music, painting and sports– thereby risking public floggings and even a death sentence. If discovered, the lucky ones affluent enough have the one option of buying their way back to freedom. Forbidden Future shows you an Iran and Iranians drastically different from the picture of uniform drabness created by western media. The film features the death metal band Scourge and their lead–singer Ali, the freestyle skier Sanam and the controversial artist Shahram who is threatened with the death sentence during the shooting of the film.

Awards
Red Rock Film Festival, Utah, USA, 2007 • Festival of Moving Media, à Guelph, Canada, 2007 • Prix d’excellence, The Accolade Awards, California, USA, 2007.

Gard A. Andreassen
Gard A. Andreassen has worked as a line producer on drama, documentaries and entertainment productions in Norway and internationally. He has made films such as Home of the brave – Land of the free in Afghanistan, Dishonored featuring the Pakistani rape–victim Mukhtar Mai, the documentary series Collateral Damage, as well as developing new projects for the television.