On June 20, 2009, Neda Agha-Soltan was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran during the turmoil that followed the Iranian presidential contest. Within hours, images of her dying moments, captured on cell phones, appeared on computer screens across the world, focusing the world's attention on mass protests against the rigged elections in Iran. Featuring previously unseen footage of Neda with friend and family, as well as exclusive video of her recorded the day she died, "For Neda" debuts just before the anniversary of her death.
Direction
Thomas lets Neda's own words build the tragedy.
Editing
Devastating contrast between home videos and global aftermath.
Production
Smuggled footage that shouldn't exist—but had to.
Director
Antony Thomas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Neda's name means 'voice' or 'calling' in Persian—protesters soon chanted 'We are Neda'.
Shohreh Aghdashloo, the narrator, fled Iran in 1979; she reportedly recorded her lines in a single emotional take.
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