A 15-minute gut punch where translation becomes revolution.
Nothing But The Truth is the story of a Kurdish interpreter who inspired by the BLM movement in Los Angeles tries to sway the immigration case of a refugee by giving him legal advice during his highly intense court hearing.
Writing
Dense, urgent dialogue that trusts your intelligence.
Acting
Hamoun Dolatshahi's controlled desperation is magnetic.
Direction
Tight close-ups that trap you in the system.
Director
Hamoun Dolatshahi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kurdish-American filmmakers rarely get platformed; this is Diaspora cinema punching above its weight class.
The BLM framing device deliberately mirrors 2020's racial reckoning onto immigration's invisible crisis.
US
