Ikigai is a short film written, directed, and produced by Mahtab Mahmoudi.
Inspired by the Japanese concept of finding one’s “reason for being,” the film portrays an introspective search for purpose and balance in modern life.
Writer, director & producer: Mahtab Mahmoudi | Director’s consultant: Nima Amin
Director of photography: Kamran Fazaelirad | Sound recordist: Amin Vahdani Nejad
Production manager: Ali Tafazoli | Assistant director & scheduler: Mohammad Gholamian Azad
Script supervisor: Maria Mahmoudi | Storyboard artist: Frima Azar Sina
Poster designer: Zahra Mohammadianfar | Photographers: Maryam Doostmohammadi, Javad Ramezani Karim
Cast: Alireza Jamali, Jalil Akhavan, Hesam Fazaeli
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