SPEAKING FOR THE DEAD

By Peiman ZEKAVAT

FIFTH SEASON LTD - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2019

A disastrous fire in a London residential tower block. A director discovers that there is a difference between seeing yourself as a filmmaker or as a media representative and news supplier.

Festivals
& Awards

dok Leipzig 2019
Official Selection
Hot Docs 2020
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Documentary, Social issues
    • Countries
    • UNITED KINGDOM
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Budget
    • 0 - 0.3 M$
    • Duration
    • 14 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Peiman ZEKAVAT
    • Synopsis
    • On 14 June 2017, the Grenfell Tower in the west London went up in flames. The fire in the 24-floor council housing complex, which killed 72 people due to safety deficiencies, attracted attention beyond the borders of the UK. In the midst of media hype and outrage the filmmaker struggles for a decent position as a filmmaker.