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Arash Ashtiani was born in 1983 in Tehran, Iran. He is a director and writer, known for Only Sound Remains (2010), The Tunnel (2021) and Holy Spider (2022).
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- Tehran, Iran
Jan 4, 2023 · Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Arash Ashtiani as Rahimi and Sharifi in Holy Spider. Utopia. Holy Spider is about a serial killer. The film follows a man who preys on female sex workers because he believes...
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- Diba Mohtasham
- On The Inspiration For The Film
- On The Writing Process
- On The Production Design and Cinematography
- On The Editing The Film
- On The Challenge of Making The Film
- On Hopes For The Film
- On Advice For Aspiring Filmmakers
- On What’s Next
“‘The Tunnel’ is inspired by a true story. My community of friends in London includes people who came to the UK in many different ways and some in the most heroic and horrific ways in the last 20 years. One of the topics that we speak about is how we each arrived in the UK and some of them have come from Calais to Kent with different means of trans...
“‘The Tunnel’ is the last act of the feature script that Daniel Metz and I wrote together. The first two acts follow these men in Calais training to run the Tunnel. We finished the first draft of the feature script in 2015. Since then we made the short and at the moment we are writing the new draft of the feature script. We didn’t want to make a so...
“From the writing stage, we had this question about where to shoot the tunnel. We had some information about the actual EuroTunnel and as much as we wanted to keep the real characteristic of the tunnel we didn’t want to restrict ourselves to those details. After months of location hunting, we came to the decision that it was better to shoot in a st...
“The editing process of this film was one of the most interesting parts of the whole process. One of the most important goals for me was to test to see how we can create tension and suspense. My co-writer, Daniel Metz and I had planned it in the script but I understood it properly in the editing process and I have to thank the film editor Stuart Ga...
“I think, in general, making films is challenging. One of the main challenges filmmakers face is getting money to make their films. It took me a couple of years to find producers. Anna Seifert-Speck was leading a program at Berlinale Talent Campus where she heard me pitch the project and introduced me to Anna Griffin. Together we raised money from ...
“I think what continues to worsen is the rise of Nationalism and populist politicians in British and European governments. It’s the government that uses the anti refugees and xenophobe sentiments for their own political benefits. By the new British law that was passed just months ago, young male refugees just like the characters of ‘The Tunnel’ wil...
“Filmmaking is not a one-man job and it’s teamwork. Try to find people that make you excited about what you are trying to do. Trust in their taste is key for a creative collaboration. Trust comes from knowing people. Spend time with them as much as you feel you need, and listen to what they say, ask them to share with you their five top movi,es and...
“Developing and making ‘The Tunnel’ feature film is my next project. The story of the characters up to the moment they enter the tunnel. My co-writer, Daniel Metz, and I are working on the feature-length script with what we learned from making the short. I’ve recently finished a feature-length documentary about an Iranian exiled poet, Esmaeel Khoei...
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May 22, 2022 · Ali Abbasi’s 'Holy Spider' tells the story of Saeed "Spider Killer" Hanaei, who preyed on women in Iran at the start of the 21st century.
Apr 8, 2023 · Directed by Ali Abbasi, ‘Holy Spider’ is a crime thriller movie based on the real-life crimes of a serial killer, Saeed Hanaei. The film features actors like Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, and Arash Ashtiani, alongside others.
Jun 24, 2022 · The Tunnel is a remarkable short made by an Iranian filmmaker named Arash Ashtiani based in the UK. Presented by BFI Network and Lush. This is based on true stories. Three refugees run the race...
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Jul 25, 2022 · An all-out action short, inspired by the real-life accounts of London’s Iranian community, The Tunnelimmerses its audience in a race against the clock as three desperate refugees attempt to cross from France to England via the channel tunnel.
