امپراطور و ما
Directed by Nasser Saffarian • 2006 • Iran
A documentary centering the works of legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa from the point of view of Iranian film critics and filmmakers and three of Kurosawa's colleagues. This documentary explores Kurosawa's major films, discussing his artistic and narrative approaches in detail. The film also briefly manages to show the recognition of Kurosawa's work in Iran.
خانه شیشهای
Directed by Hamid Rahmanian • 2008 • Iran
The fringes of Iranian society can be a lonely place, especially if you are a teenage girl with few resources to fall back on. The Glass House follows four girls striving to pull themselves out of the margins by attending a one-of-kind rehab...
The House of Power (zurkhuneh), a home for traditional Persian martial arts, creates a strong community in a south Tehran neighborhood. Members gather several times a week to listen to the leader (morshed) play the drums and sing mystical poems from Rumi, Fedousi and others, as they do calistheni...
