Mona’s Dream: Update to Film Progress

Finally some good news about Mona’s Dream, the feature film about Mona Mahmudnizhad the courageous young Baha’i teacher who was martyred 1983 along with ten other Baha’i women.

The filmmakers website states:

Mona’s Dream started pre-production in May of 2008. Our goal is to shoot the film in October/November 2008 and to complete post-production by March 2009.

A great cast has already committed to the film.

Keisha Castle-Hughes (Oscar-nominated actress from ‘Whale Rider’, also in ‘Star Wars Episode III)

Shohreh Aghdashloo (Oscar-nominated actress from ‘House of Sand and Fog’, also in ‘24′, ‘Lake House’ and ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’)

Cas Anvar (Canadian actor) as Khalid, Chief Interrogator

Nazanin Afshin-Jam (Singer/Songwriter and debuting as actress; International Human Rights Activist, and Miss World Canada and Miss World runner-up) as Tahirih

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Keisha Castle-Hughes

Cas Anvar

Nazanin Afshin-Jam