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Beirut Diaries: Truth, Lies and Videos
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directed by Mai Masri, fl. 1984-2009 (Lebanon: Privately Published), 1 hour 19 mins
Following the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in February 2005, thousands of Lebanese youths spontaneously set up camps in Beirut's Martyrs' Square to rally for an independent Lebanon. However, these youths, who had been born during the civil war that started in 1975, find that not all Leban...
directed by Mai Masri, fl. 1984-2009 (Lebanon: Privately Published), 1 hour 19 mins
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DAF
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directed by Bahman Ghobadi, 1969- (Jeonju International Film Festival, 2003), 39 mins
This simple but affecting documentary portrays a rural craftsman who makes a traditional Iranian percussion instrument called a daf. All able-bodied family members participate in the production, including a blind son, whom we see hitching a ride to market with his sister to purchase the sheep skins and wood planks...
directed by Bahman Ghobadi, 1969- (Jeonju International Film Festival, 2003), 39 mins
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Frontiers Of Dreams And Fears
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directed by Mai Masri, fl. 1984-2009 (Lebanon: Privately Published), 56 mins
A poignant documentary about two Palestinian teenagers -- Mona, 13, who was born in the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, and Manar, 14, who was born in the Dheisha refugee camp in Bethlehem, Palestine. Through letters and emails, the girls form a friendship, as they deal with the hardships of living in a refugee c...
directed by Mai Masri, fl. 1984-2009 (Lebanon: Privately Published), 56 mins
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Inadina Film Yapmak
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directed by Reis Çelik, 1961-; produced by Kaz Film (Istanbul, Istanbul Province: Kaz Film, 2010), 1 hour 34 mins
This film, directed by Reis Çelik, is about the making of the film İnat Hikayeleri.
directed by Reis Çelik, 1961-; produced by Kaz Film (Istanbul, Istanbul Province: Kaz Film, 2010), 1 hour 34 mins
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İnat Hikayeleri
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directed by Reis Çelik, 1961-; produced by Adil Kaya, fl. 2004 and Reis Çelik, 1961-, Kaz Film and RH Politic Productions International (Istanbul, Istanbul Province: Kaz Film, 2004), 1 hour 29 mins
This film, directed by Reis Çelik, is a series of improvised stories based on local folklore that center around the word "inat", which means "stubbornness".
directed by Reis Çelik, 1961-; produced by Adil Kaya, fl. 2004 and Reis Çelik, 1961-, Kaz Film and RH Politic Productions International (Istanbul, Istanbul Province: Kaz Film, 2004), 1 hour 29 mins
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Lady Of The Roses = بانوی گل سرخ
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directed by Mojtaba Mirtamasb, fl. 1996-2011 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 52 mins
'Lady of the Roses' is the name given to the late Shahindokht Sanati, a lady who went to the Lalehzaar region of Kerman before the Islamic revolution. She replaced poppies with roses and opium with rosewater, and took this so far as to transform the agricultural destiny of a whole region. The story is told by Homa...
directed by Mojtaba Mirtamasb, fl. 1996-2011 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 52 mins
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Lesson From Bam
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directed by Alireza Ghanie, fl. 2002 (Iran: Privately Published), 24 mins
Made 40 days after the 2003 earthquake in Bam, Iran killed over 68,000 people and destroyed the city's ancient mud-brick citadel, Lesson from Bam honors the Great Citadel - a heritage that is gone, but a memory that should be kept. Director Alireza Ghanie films the children of the Old Citadel School who now attend...
directed by Alireza Ghanie, fl. 2002 (Iran: Privately Published), 24 mins
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Maryam's Sins
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directed by Parisa Shahandeh, fl. 2003 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 31 mins
In southwest Iran, a man commits a 'chastity murder' -- he beheads his 7-year-old daughter when he believes that she had been raped by her uncle. Through interviews with the family members (including two young children who had witnessed the murder) and law enforcement officers, the after-effects of this horrific...
directed by Parisa Shahandeh, fl. 2003 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 31 mins
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Persian Catwalk
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directed by Marjan Alizadeh, fl. 2007-2009 (Canada: Life Media International, 2009), 56 mins
This documentary, directed by Marjan Alizadeh, is about a young Iranian woman who wants to be a model.
directed by Marjan Alizadeh, fl. 2007-2009 (Canada: Life Media International, 2009), 56 mins
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Red, White And The Green
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directed by Nader Davoodi, fl. 2012 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 57 mins
Iranians weigh in on the 2009 presidential election, in the weeks prior. Supporters of both Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (then the President of Iran) and Mir-Houssein Mousavi are interviewed. And then, there are those who believe that a rigged voting system will bring about a presidential elect, chosen by the government...
directed by Nader Davoodi, fl. 2012 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 57 mins
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