Dotuk

Hadi Sabet / Iran / 2026 / World Premiere / 28 min.

synopsis

This apocalyptic cinéma vérité depicts the socio-economic situation in a remote Iranian village, which is lashed by violent sandstorms for 120 days a year. This is not a scene from the apocalypse, but the harsh reality for the inhabitants of Taj Mir in South Khorasan Province. Their sole source of income is hand-sewn “dotuk” dolls, a traditional ritual object that has become a commodity.

“Villagers revive ancestral dolls as a means of survival, confronting the fragile line between cultural heritage and harsh contemporary realities.”

biography

Hadi Sabet (1985) is an Iranian documentary filmmaker, cinematographer and educator. He studied film directing and has worked on more than two hundred films. He explores the relationships between tradition, culture and the present day. His directorial works include Kakol and Sog in Kabul.