Face Reading
Hadi Afarideh • 35m
صورت خوانی
Directed by Hadi Afarideh • 2012 • Iran
Curtain Reading (Pardeh khani) is a type of Iranian traditional religious stage play rooted in Iranian story-teller culture & painting. Its history goes back to Iran's pre-Islam era. This art form is now dying with very few Curtain Readers around now.
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Plane Grove
چنارستان
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The Afar
آفر
Directed by Hadi Afarideh • 2015 • Iran
"The Afar", while introducing the ancient and local dances of Torbat Jam and Torbatt Heydarieh, introduces the influential figure of Farooq Kiyani in preserving the local dances of the region, including the dance of Afar, which was a ritual of Nowruz in... -
Norooz, Tehran's Time
نوروز به وقت تهران
Directed by Hadi Afarideh • 2015 • Iran
"Nowruz, Tehran's Time" is about Nowruz rituals in Tehran. While touring and watching the Nowruz rituals in Tehran, the film takes a look at the background of this ceremony in Tehran through conversations with Professor Abdullah Anvar, Ja...
