English transcript

We really wanted to celebrate this moment with

our people, but even we don't have access, internet

access to talk with them and we don't know how

they get the news. And also this is not their

priority anymore because, you know, we are as

Iranians, we have so many other priorities right

now. And we hope for better future and peace

for our country. When we started this, um, when

we started making Cutting Through Rocks, we

did not envision that this would be an eight-year

journey with a lot of ups and downs. There were

a lot of moments where we weren't sure if we

would ever finish the film. But the fact that

we made it, we are here, um, we also, uh, got

to know each other through the making of this

film and we got married while making it. So

this is really a, uh, celebration of our lifetime

and also our project. And it, it really means

a lot to us to be here, right here, right now,

to be standing by the rights of the ordinary

people, our people.