Yo Yo
TITLE
Yo Yo
DIRECTOR
Mohammadreza Mayghani
COUNTRY
France, Iran
YEAR
2025
DURATION
15′
GENRE
Fiction
Yo Yo
In a desert at the southernmost point of Iran, a young man’s mind is taken over by the whispers in his head, while his friend tries to rescue him from a darkness only he can hear.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Mohammadreza Mayghani
Mohammadreza Mayghani is an Iranian filmmaker with a Master's degree in Dramatic Literature. In 2021, his debut short film ORTHODONTICS, inspired by his childhood orthodontic experience, premiered in the Short Films Competition at the Festival de Cannes and screened at Sundance, among other festivals. In 2025, his second short film YO YO, premieres at Locarno in Pardi di Domani International Competition. Mayghani took part in Cannes' La Résidence, where his first feature project, DIBA, won the Best Pitching Award. Following this, he also participated in the Locarno Film Academy in 2023.
- DirectorMohammadreza Mayghani
- ScreenplayMohammadreza Mayghani
- CinematographyHamed Hosseini Sangari
- CastAmirhossein Hosseini, Mahsa Lotfi, Mehdi Sadr
- EditingPooyan Sholevar
- Producer/s Romain Bent, Mohammadreza Mayghani, Tristan Bergé
- Production CompanySolal Films, Menisn Films, Kalpa Films
- Distributor/sFlorian Fernandez - Solal Films Distributor Worldwide SPECIFICATIONS
- Project TitleYo Yo
- Project TypeFiction
- Completion DateAugust 2025
- Country of originIran, France
- Country of filmingIran
- LanguagePersian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Mohammadreza Mayghani
Mohammadreza Mayghani is an Iranian filmmaker with a Master's degree in Dramatic Literature. In 2021, his debut short film ORTHODONTICS, inspired by his childhood orthodontic experience, premiered in the Short Films Competition at the Festival de Cannes and screened at Sundance, among other festivals. In 2025, his second short film YO YO, premieres at Locarno in Pardi di Domani International Competition. Mayghani took part in Cannes' La Résidence, where his first feature project, DIBA, won the Best Pitching Award. Following this, he also participated in the Locarno Film Academy in 2023.
Locarno Film Festival – Pardi di Domani, International Competition
