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202515 minPGdoc-short

Citizen-Inmate

202515 minPGdoc-short

A sudden shift in Tehran's digital surveillance turns the tables on those in power, affecting the city's inhabitants and their privacy.

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A sudden shift in Tehran's digital surveillance turns the tables on those in power, affecting the city's inhabitants and their privacy.

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Hesam Eslamidirector

Hesam Eslamiwriter

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Tehran's streets pulse with change as citizens confront the effects of digital surveillance. In this 15-minute documentary, ordinary inhabitants challenge those in positions of power amid a shift in the status quo. Tensions rise as issues of privacy and authority come to the forefront, revealing the consequences of constant monitoring in a city under watch.

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