It’s Always Late For Freedom
By Mehrdad Oskouei
- Iran
- 2007
- Documentary
- Colour
- 52 min
- O.V. Persian
- Subtitled in English
Original title – Rouz-haye bi taghvim
International title – It’s Always Late For Freedom
Synopsis
The daily life of three teenage boys in a Tehran juvenile rehabilitation centre; collateral victims of the consequences of drug addiction, poverty and broken families.
Crew
Written & Directed by – Mehrdad Oskouei
Director of Photography – Ashkan Ashkani
Editing – Loghman Khaledi
Original Music – Ali Samadpour
Sound Designer & Mix – Hossein Mahdavi
Sound Recordist – Farshid Faraji
Assistant Director – Shahrooz Tavakol
Producer – Mehrdad Oskouei
Production Company – Oskouei Films
Awards & Festivals
● Winner of: Special Jury Diploma – Molodist International Film Festival, Kiev, Ukraine, 2007.
● Winner of: Runner up Trophy – TRI Continental Film Festival, India, 2008.
● Winner of: Best Mid-Length Documentary Award – Hot Docs, Canada, 2008.
● Winner of: Juries’s Special Mention – Med Film Festival, Milan, Italy, 2008.
● Winner of: Juries’s Special Mention – Planet Doc Review, Poland, 2009.
- Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece. March 16-25, 2007.
- Molodist Intrenational Film Festival, Kiev, Ukraine. April 14-20, 2007.
- Vision du Reel, Switzerland, April 20-26, 2007.
- Lisboa International Doc Film Festival, Portugal. October 18-28, 2007.
- DOK Leipzig Film Festival, Germany. October 29-November 4, 2007.
- Les Rencontres International du documentarie, Montréal, Canada. November 8-18, 2007.
- Courmayeur Noir in Festival, Italy. December 4-10, 2007.
- Watch Docs Film Festival, Poland. December 7-16, 2007.
- TRI Continental Film Festival, India,. January 18 – February 10, 2008.
- DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, Finland. January 23-27, 2008.
- Black Movie Film Festival, Switzerland, 2008. February 1-10, 2008
- Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival, Toront, Canada. April 17-27, 2008.
- Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia. July 13-20, 2008.
- Argenmex Film Festival, Mexico. October 18-26, 2008.
- Festival International du Documentarie, Agadir, Morocco. November 4- 8, 2008.
- Sheffield International Documentary Festival, UK. November 5-9, 2008.
- Med Film Festival, Milan, Italy. November 7-16, 2008.
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA. November 30, 2008.
- CNEX, China and Taiwan. December 19-28, 2008.
- Festival du Film Amazigh, Algeria. January 11-15, 2009.
- Children’s International Film Festival (CMS), India. April 7-13, 2009.
- Planet Doc Review, Poland. May 9-17, 2009.
- School of Oriental and African Studies – University of London/SOAS, UK. June 5-6, 2009.
- Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival, Canada. November 5-14, 2009.
