مشهد
Directed by Hossein Torabi • 1970 • Iran
A documentary about the holy city of Mashad, highlighting the contrasts of faith and modernity under Shah in the Iran’s early 1970’s. Narrated by late poet Ahmad Shamloo.
مکرمه، خاطرات و رؤیاها
Directed by Ebrahim Mokhtari • 1999 • Iran
(The first part of a two-part documentary)
Mokarrameh's home overflows with vivid paintings, giving insight into the lives of Iranian women. Mokarrameh, a widow in a rural Iran, once owned a beloved cow. She had to seek grass on a...
ملف گند
Directed by Mahmoud Rahmani • 2009 • Iran
In this one sequence-plan documentary, Mohammad satirically talks about his childhood memories and his strong sixth sense (Molf-e Gand) during the Iran-Iraq war. With his beautiful power of expression, he turns his bittersweet memories into eye-ca...
ملا خدیجه و بچهها
Directed by Ebrahim Mokhtari • 1996 • Iran
When the sun is high in the sky and summer unfolds in Mehriz, a village Southeast of Teheran, a group of children attends a summer school class by the elder Mrs. Khadijeh. This dedicated teacher manages to put timid children at ease, c...
