Profession: Documentarist

synopsis

This group project by seven independent women documentary filmmakers from Iran – who were brought together by the desire to capture the world around them despite the dangers they face in their work every day – is a courageous voice for the emancipation of Muslim women. The autobiographical chapters, which all make use of voiceover, represent a personal testimony on the disappointments and hopes for political change at the next presidential elections. For Western viewers, the film is a remarkable report on the mood in contemporary Iranian society.

DETAIL:
“We Iranian documentary directors have movies that can only be made in our minds. Sometimes, we tell them to each other. This is one of these movies I’m going to tell you now.”

biography

Seven courageous women speak in one voice against limitations on personal and artistic freedom. Led by 38-year old director/producer Shirin Barghnavard, the group has a wealth of experience in independent filmmaking. Farahnaz Sharifi is one of the most award-winning documentarians of her generation. The Jihlava festival previously showed her Revolutionary Memories of Bahman who Loved Leila (Khaterate Enghelabe Bahman Asheghe Leyla, 2012). Nahid Rezaei and Firouzeh Khosrovani have run up against the Iranian government in the past with their films.

more about film

director:	Farahnaz Sharifi, Shirin Barghnavard, Firouzeh Khosrovani, Mina Keshavarz, Sepideh Abtahi, Sahar Salahshoor, Nahid Rezaei
producer:	Nahid Rezaei, Shirin Barghnavard
script:	Firouzeh Khosrovani, Nahid Rezaei, Shirin Barghnavard, Farahnaz Sharifi, Mina Keshavarz, Sahar Salahshoor, Sepideh Abtahi
photography:	M. Reza Jahan Panah
sound:	Mani Hashemian

contact

Nahid Rezaei
Unit 5, No 18, West Fourth Alley
Sanaei St / Karimkhan Blv
Teheran / 1585673636 / Iran
+ 98 2 188 303 236
+ 98 9 125 344 663
nahidrezaei@yahoo.fr