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Women Come Out Of The House
directed by Manijeh Hekmat, 1962- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 27 mins
This documentary features Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian activist who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize award for her efforts promoting human rights in Iran. It presents a realistic picture of shifting identities for Iranian women today and defies stereotypes by showing a variety of Iranian women in rural and urban areas,...
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directed by Manijeh Hekmat, 1962- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 27 mins
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This documentary features Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian activist who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize award for her efforts promoting human rights in Iran. It presents a realistic picture of shifting identities for Iranian women today and defies stereotypes by showing a variety of Iranian women in rural and urban areas, educated and uneducated, devout and not, young and old - all with strong points of views about what it is like to be a woman in contemp...
This documentary features Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian activist who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize award for her efforts promoting human rights in Iran. It presents a realistic picture of shifting identities for Iranian women today and defies stereotypes by showing a variety of Iranian women in rural and urban areas, educated and uneducated, devout and not, young and old - all with strong points of views about what it is like to be a woman in contemporary Iran.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-21
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Manijeh Hekmat, 1962-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Political causes, Women's health issues
Copyright Message
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آخرین ملکه زمین
directed by Mohammad Reza Arab, fl. 2006; performed by Ali Azadnia, fl. 2006, Asghar Hemmat, fl. 1978-2011 and Ghorban Nadjafi, fl. 1995-2012 (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 25 mins
Alibakhsh is an Afghani who has been forced to leave his wife, his family, and his home in order to find a job. He makes his way to Iran where he secures work in a henna grinding plant. While he is happy to be able to support his family from afar, Alibakhsh looks forward to the day when he can be reunited with the...
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directed by Mohammad Reza Arab, fl. 2006; performed by Ali Azadnia, fl. 2006, Asghar Hemmat, fl. 1978-2011 and Ghorban Nadjafi, fl. 1995-2012 (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 25 mins
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Alibakhsh is an Afghani who has been forced to leave his wife, his family, and his home in order to find a job. He makes his way to Iran where he secures work in a henna grinding plant. While he is happy to be able to support his family from afar, Alibakhsh looks forward to the day when he can be reunited with them. However, fate conspires to keep Alibakhsh and his family apart as a US-led invasion in Afghanistan becomes imminent in the wake of t...
Alibakhsh is an Afghani who has been forced to leave his wife, his family, and his home in order to find a job. He makes his way to Iran where he secures work in a henna grinding plant. While he is happy to be able to support his family from afar, Alibakhsh looks forward to the day when he can be reunited with them. However, fate conspires to keep Alibakhsh and his family apart as a US-led invasion in Afghanistan becomes imminent in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Ali attempts to return to his homeland to find his family before war and chaos make it all but impossible. This powerful film has won several international awards, but has been banned from being shown in Iran. Awards/Festivals: Brooklyn International Film Festival 2006; World Film Festival 2006; Ashland Independent Film Festival 2008; Cairo International Film Festival 2009.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-18
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Ali Azadnia, fl. 2006, Asghar Hemmat, fl. 1978-2011, Ghorban Nadjafi, fl. 1995-2012
Contributor
Mohammad Reza Arab, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Mohammad Reza Arab, fl. 2006, Ali Azadnia, fl. 2006, Asghar Hemmat, fl. 1978-2011, Ghorban Nadjafi, fl. 1995-2012
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Afghan, Family, War, Economic conditions, Afghans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 Used by permission of Mohammad Reza Arab.
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آن روزهای خوب!
directed by Hassan Rastgar, fl. 2006-2007 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 5 mins
This film is in two parts. In the first part, a woman with four kids who is four-months pregnant finds out that she's been infected with HIV. The film follows her and how she's been infected through her once-addicted husband. The couple is just worried if their baby would be infected too, however, this is not an e...
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directed by Hassan Rastgar, fl. 2006-2007 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 5 mins
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This film is in two parts. In the first part, a woman with four kids who is four-months pregnant finds out that she's been infected with HIV. The film follows her and how she's been infected through her once-addicted husband. The couple is just worried if their baby would be infected too, however, this is not an easy task for their financial problems and expensive tests as well as the cautious medical teams in clinics and hospitals. In the second...
This film is in two parts. In the first part, a woman with four kids who is four-months pregnant finds out that she's been infected with HIV. The film follows her and how she's been infected through her once-addicted husband. The couple is just worried if their baby would be infected too, however, this is not an easy task for their financial problems and expensive tests as well as the cautious medical teams in clinics and hospitals. In the second part, the director goes back to the family after 3 years when it is the time to find out that if the baby is infected with HIV or not.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-29
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Hassan Rastgar, fl. 2006-2007
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Speaker / Narrator
Mina Shadfar, fl. 2007, Fatemeh Mirkhani, fl. 2007, Abbas Mirkhani, fl. 2007
Person Discussed
Mina Shadfar, fl. 2007, Fatemeh Mirkhani, fl. 2007, Abbas Mirkhani, fl. 2007
Topic / Theme
Health, General medical conditions, Pregnancy
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 Used by permission of Iranian Independents.
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اسیر، انتظار
directed by Mohammad Ahmadi, fl. 2010-2012 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 23 mins
This lovely short film is in the form of a poetic visual letter composed by an Iranian prisoner of war held in an Iraq concentration camp. During his long twenty-year captivity he writes to his child once a year, not certain if the child is a boy or a girl since his wife was pregnant when he as captured. The film...
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directed by Mohammad Ahmadi, fl. 2010-2012 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 23 mins
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This lovely short film is in the form of a poetic visual letter composed by an Iranian prisoner of war held in an Iraq concentration camp. During his long twenty-year captivity he writes to his child once a year, not certain if the child is a boy or a girl since his wife was pregnant when he as captured. The film offers a rare view inside a crowded POW camp where men play volleyball, chess and walk in circles with their own dreams. We are priv...
This lovely short film is in the form of a poetic visual letter composed by an Iranian prisoner of war held in an Iraq concentration camp. During his long twenty-year captivity he writes to his child once a year, not certain if the child is a boy or a girl since his wife was pregnant when he as captured. The film offers a rare view inside a crowded POW camp where men play volleyball, chess and walk in circles with their own dreams. We are privileged to hear the dreams of one of the nameless prisoners.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Mohammad Ahmadi, fl. 2010-2012
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Parenting, Prisoners of war, Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 Used by permission of Iranian Independents.
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اشکان، انگشتر متبرک و داستان های دیگر
directed by Shahram Mokri, fl. 2009-2011; performed by Amir-Hossein Asani, fl. 2009, Sadaf Ahmadi, fl. 2008-2010 and Mohammad Abbasi, fl. 2003-2011 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 30 mins
A young man repeatedly tries to kill himself. Two blind man rope him in for a jewelry heist. The policemen try to capture them. A runaway couple. Two hitmen. A medical student, her pet fish, and a charmed ring. The many characters in this film meet, showing the causality of each of their actions. Awards/Fes...
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directed by Shahram Mokri, fl. 2009-2011; performed by Amir-Hossein Asani, fl. 2009, Sadaf Ahmadi, fl. 2008-2010 and Mohammad Abbasi, fl. 2003-2011 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 30 mins
Description
A young man repeatedly tries to kill himself. Two blind man rope him in for a jewelry heist. The policemen try to capture them. A runaway couple. Two hitmen. A medical student, her pet fish, and a charmed ring. The many characters in this film meet, showing the causality of each of their actions. Awards/Festivals: Best First Director, Pusan International Film Festival; Jury's Special Mention, Pusan International Film Festival; Tehran Film...
A young man repeatedly tries to kill himself. Two blind man rope him in for a jewelry heist. The policemen try to capture them. A runaway couple. Two hitmen. A medical student, her pet fish, and a charmed ring. The many characters in this film meet, showing the causality of each of their actions. Awards/Festivals: Best First Director, Pusan International Film Festival; Jury's Special Mention, Pusan International Film Festival; Tehran Film Festival; Santa Barbara Film Festival; Mumbai Film Festival; Dubai International Film Festival.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Amir-Hossein Asani, fl. 2009, Sadaf Ahmadi, fl. 2008-2010, Mohammad Abbasi, fl. 2003-2011
Author / Creator
Shahram Mokri, fl. 2009-2011, Amir-Hossein Asani, fl. 2009, Sadaf Ahmadi, fl. 2008-2010, Mohammad Abbasi, fl. 2003-2011
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Crime, Relationships
Copyright Message
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باران
directed by Majid Majidi, 1959-; performed by Mohammad Amir Naji, fl. 1997-2012, Zahra Bahrami, fl. 2001 and Hossein Abedini, fl. 1996-2012 (Iran: Cinemajidi), 1 hour 36 mins
The story is set during recent times in which there are a large number of Afghan refugees living on the outskirts of Tehran. Although almost a silent movie, Baran won a number of awards both nationally and internationally for the director and writer, Majid Majidi. Seventeen-year-old Lateef works on a construction...
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directed by Majid Majidi, 1959-; performed by Mohammad Amir Naji, fl. 1997-2012, Zahra Bahrami, fl. 2001 and Hossein Abedini, fl. 1996-2012 (Iran: Cinemajidi), 1 hour 36 mins
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The story is set during recent times in which there are a large number of Afghan refugees living on the outskirts of Tehran. Although almost a silent movie, Baran won a number of awards both nationally and internationally for the director and writer, Majid Majidi. Seventeen-year-old Lateef works on a construction site in Tehran with illegal Afghan workers. When he is given heavier tasks to compensate for a new Afghan worker, Rahmat, he is filled...
The story is set during recent times in which there are a large number of Afghan refugees living on the outskirts of Tehran. Although almost a silent movie, Baran won a number of awards both nationally and internationally for the director and writer, Majid Majidi. Seventeen-year-old Lateef works on a construction site in Tehran with illegal Afghan workers. When he is given heavier tasks to compensate for a new Afghan worker, Rahmat, he is filled with resentment and treats Rahmat cruelly. After one of his pranks, Lateef discovers Rahmat is in fact a girl named Baran. Lateef's heart softens towards Baran, and he shows his new affection for her by doing what he can to ease the hardships she suffers at work. When government inspectors force all Afghans to be fired from the site, Lateef jeopardizes his social standing and endangers his own well-being to find her. Awards: Grand Prix Americas Award for Best Film at Montreal World Film Festival in 2001.
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Date Written / Recorded
2012-06-06
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Mohammad Amir Naji, fl. 1997-2012, Zahra Bahrami, fl. 2001, Hossein Abedini, fl. 1996-2012
Author / Creator
Majid Majidi, 1959-, Mohammad Amir Naji, fl. 1997-2012, Zahra Bahrami, fl. 2001, Hossein Abedini, fl. 1996-2012
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Cinemajidi
Topic / Theme
Gender, Refugees, Social classes, Women's health issues
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 Used by permission of Cinemajidi.
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بمب ساعتی
directed by Hassan Rastgar, fl. 2006-2007 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 28 mins
When Hussein was seven, he contracted hemophilia, hepatitis and AIDS due to a government-approved blood transfusion. Despite its obvious guilt, the fledgling Iranian government abandoned him to deal with his condition alone. Director Hasan Rastagar blurs the foundations of reality by intertwining raw documentary f...
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directed by Hassan Rastgar, fl. 2006-2007 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 28 mins
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When Hussein was seven, he contracted hemophilia, hepatitis and AIDS due to a government-approved blood transfusion. Despite its obvious guilt, the fledgling Iranian government abandoned him to deal with his condition alone. Director Hasan Rastagar blurs the foundations of reality by intertwining raw documentary footage of Hussein's own heart-wrenching struggles with the story of a fictional diseased man, acted by Hussein himself. As his health d...
When Hussein was seven, he contracted hemophilia, hepatitis and AIDS due to a government-approved blood transfusion. Despite its obvious guilt, the fledgling Iranian government abandoned him to deal with his condition alone. Director Hasan Rastagar blurs the foundations of reality by intertwining raw documentary footage of Hussein's own heart-wrenching struggles with the story of a fictional diseased man, acted by Hussein himself. As his health deteriorates, the fiction is eclipsed by Hussein's heavy reality. In failing health, he wavers between black hopelessness and vindictive resolution, ardently searching for a lifelong companion and boldly placing his trust in God. A quietly devastating critique of the Iranian government, Time Bomb affords viewers a harrowing glimpse into a personal fight for life and love.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Hassan Rastgar, fl. 2006-2007
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Public health
Copyright Message
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بیست
directed by Abdolreza Kahani, fl. 2008-2012; performed by Mehran Ahmadi, fl. 2008-2012, Ali Reza Khamseh, fl. 1982-2010 and Mahtab Karamati, 1970- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 25 mins
Mr. Soleimani has been advised by his psychologist to close down his reception hall. And so, he announces to his staff, that he will be closing the hall in twenty days. But his staff - consisting of a crippled man and his wife, a single mother and a struggling actor - are desperate for him to change his mind. T...
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directed by Abdolreza Kahani, fl. 2008-2012; performed by Mehran Ahmadi, fl. 2008-2012, Ali Reza Khamseh, fl. 1982-2010 and Mahtab Karamati, 1970- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 25 mins
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Mr. Soleimani has been advised by his psychologist to close down his reception hall. And so, he announces to his staff, that he will be closing the hall in twenty days. But his staff - consisting of a crippled man and his wife, a single mother and a struggling actor - are desperate for him to change his mind. They have no where else to go, and are more like a family, than Mr. Soleimani would ever have thought. Awards/Festivals: Special Jury P...
Mr. Soleimani has been advised by his psychologist to close down his reception hall. And so, he announces to his staff, that he will be closing the hall in twenty days. But his staff - consisting of a crippled man and his wife, a single mother and a struggling actor - are desperate for him to change his mind. They have no where else to go, and are more like a family, than Mr. Soleimani would ever have thought. Awards/Festivals: Special Jury Prize, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival; Prize of Ecumenical Jury, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival; Fukuoka International Film Festival; Dhaka International Film Festival; Urban Film Festival, Iran.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Mehran Ahmadi, fl. 2008-2012, Ali Reza Khamseh, fl. 1982-2010, Mahtab Karamati, 1970-
Author / Creator
Abdolreza Kahani, fl. 2008-2012, Mehran Ahmadi, fl. 2008-2012, Ali Reza Khamseh, fl. 1982-2010, Mahtab Karamati, 1970-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, Health, Relationships
Copyright Message
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جبروت = Jabaroot
directed by Shahin Parhami, fl. 2007-2015 (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour
An experimental documentary on diasporic traditional Iranian music in Canada and Iran.
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directed by Shahin Parhami, fl. 2007-2015 (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour
Description
An experimental documentary on diasporic traditional Iranian music in Canada and Iran.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Shahin Parhami, fl. 2007-2015
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Musical performances, Persian people, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Used by permission of Shahin Parhami.
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زنانه
directed by Mahnaz Afzali, 1963- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 55 mins
Filmed in a woman's restroom located in a public park in Iran's metropolitan center of Tehran, this documentary explodes Western stereotyping of women in Iran. The elder who runs the washroom offers a shoulder to cry on or tough love in a place where women, many of them especially marginalized because they are pro...
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directed by Mahnaz Afzali, 1963- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 55 mins
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Filmed in a woman's restroom located in a public park in Iran's metropolitan center of Tehran, this documentary explodes Western stereotyping of women in Iran. The elder who runs the washroom offers a shoulder to cry on or tough love in a place where women, many of them especially marginalized because they are prostitutes, addicts or runaways, feel safe enough to remove their veils, and draw on cigarettes and their opinions on a wide range of sub...
Filmed in a woman's restroom located in a public park in Iran's metropolitan center of Tehran, this documentary explodes Western stereotyping of women in Iran. The elder who runs the washroom offers a shoulder to cry on or tough love in a place where women, many of them especially marginalized because they are prostitutes, addicts or runaways, feel safe enough to remove their veils, and draw on cigarettes and their opinions on a wide range of subjects that men cannot hear them speaking about: sex, family abuse, relationships, drugs, religion, self-mutilation. The director (and admired actress) supplies the audience with an unflinching, detailed examination of the lives of the women who use the restroom as a gathering place. Mary Kerr, Programming Director of Silverdocs, highly praises the way private conversations establish community: 'Never before have I been so surprised by a film's candor and honesty. The Ladies'Room is an amazing testament to Mahnaz Afzali's restraint as a filmmaker as she steps into the background and lets these women, who are second-class citizens in Iran, be themselves - totally unrestrained and surprisingly progressive.' Awards/Festivals: Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival 2003; Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2004; Vienna International Film Festival 2004; Adelaide Film Festival 2005.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mahnaz Afzali, 1963-
Author / Creator
Mahnaz Afzali, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Iranian, Relationships, Women's health issues, Sexuality, Iranians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Used by permission of Iranian Independents.
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