Cast Aside the Clouds (2025)
In the shadows of persecution in modern-day Iran, Layla, a determined young Bahá’í woman, and Sasan, a secular Muslim doctor, fall in love against all odds— risking imprisonment, betrayal, and heartbreak as they fight to define their truth in a society that forbids it.
Director: Mary Darling
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Parmiss Sehat as Layla Khosravi |
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Behtash Fazlali as Dr. Sasan Naderi |
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Anthony Azizi as Farhad Khosravi |
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Shirin Youssefian as Vida Khosravi |
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Vassilis Koukalani as Mr. Ahmadi |
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Panta Mosleh as Mina |
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Cybele Hay as Hajj Khanum Naderi |
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Dana Haqjoo as Mr. Darvani |
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Javad Djavahery as Reza Naderi |
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Negin Kamali as Jasmine Nejad |
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Tara Tedjarati as Nurse Rashidi |
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Alexis Rad as Mehrdad |
| Directing | Mary Darling | Director |
| Writing | Mary Darling | Writer |
| Writing | Clark Donnelly | Writer |
| Directing | Bre Vader | Co-Director |
| Directing | Felicia Sobhani | Co-Director |
| Production | Mary Darling | Producer |
| Production | Clark Donnelly | Producer |
| Production | Steve Solomos | Producer |
| Production | Shahin Sobhani | Producer |
| Production | Payam Zamani | Producer |
| Production | Rob Cotterill | Co-Producer |
| Production | Pavlo Athanasoulas | Co-Producer |
| Production | Angelos Kotaridis | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Panos Karananos | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Behnood Dadfar | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Colin Ross Smith | Editor |
| Production | Jesse Griffiths | Casting |
| Production | Maria Laina | Casting |
| Art | Houman Eshraghi | Production Design |
| Art | Christina Costea | Art Direction |
| Art | Klajdi Beka | Set Dresser |
| Art | Elias Dakovanos | Set Dresser |
| Art | Babis Zafeiropoulos | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Assi Dimitroulopoulou | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katerina Kavadatou | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alexandros Metaxoulis | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Constantinos Vasileiou | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Vez | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Giannis Akiozoglou | Production Manager |
| Production | Stratis Anastasiou | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Mario Beka | Unit Manager |
| Production | Popi Koukoutsaki | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Kladji Llupi | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Lida Vlachava | Travel Coordinator |
| Directing | Danai Chnara | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rob Cotterill | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Despoina Ntourou | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Daphne Alichontzoti | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Lefteris Eleftheriadis | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Kika Karabela | Set Dresser |
| Art | Kathy Kiany | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Miguel Araujo | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Thibault Arnold | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Giorgos Bibikos | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Nikos Bougioukos | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | William Cory | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Marco Marinangeli | ADR Mixer |
| Crew | Vasilis Afentakis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Kostas Pantazopoulos | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Evangelia Dimitriou | Stunt Double |
| Lighting | Kostas Bakogiannis | Gaffer |
| Camera | Vaios Bastos | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Behnood Dadfar | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Manolis Daponte | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Konstadinos Kagioulis | Assistant Grip |
| Lighting | Panagiotis Kagioulis | Electrician |
| Camera | Konstantinos Kiousis | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ilias Michelis | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Artemios Mytilinaios | Electrician |
| Camera | Nikos Nikolopoulos | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Charbel Ojeil | Key Grip |
| Camera | Areti Papaioannou | Data Wrangler |
| Lighting | Veselin Rusev | Electrician |
| Camera | Susan Sheper | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Kostas Sotiropoulos | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Rafail Tsakalos | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Panos Tsigas | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ifigenia Ntaountaki | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Giannis Akiozoglou | Location Manager |
| Production | Hrysanthi Faragitaki | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Dimitris Ferentinos | Location Production Assistant |
| Sound | Pantelis Gkoudis | Music Coordinator |
| Directing | Anthi Ntaountaki | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Stefanos Balabanis | Driver |
| Crew | Spiros Bratsos | Driver |
| Crew | Giorgos Trikkos | Driver |
| Production | Margarita Vorra | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Orfeas Makris | Production Assistant |
