#47: Exilic Trilogy
Three arthouse docudrama films about a well-known musician (Soleyman Vaseghi, a.k.a. Soli), a painter (Gholamhossein Nami) and a poet (Reza Baraheni).
#44: Scorpio / Javad (2 films)
In 1971 three young musicians set out to perform the euphoric rock’n roll and Latin hits of their time on the stages of Tehran.
Javad Yassari’s songs are emotional roller-coasters of love, loss, and loneliness.
#41: Out of Focus / Promised Land (2 films)
Born and raised in Iran, Afshin Naghouni suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury during a birthday party in Tehran when he fell from the seventh floor of a building while trying to escape from Iranian police.
Max, one of the millions of immigrants in the world is trying to find his
#39: 76′ 15″ with Abbas Kiarostami
A beautiful, understated and inspiring tribute to this giant of cinema by simply allowing us to watch, without commentary, Kiarostami at work.
#35: Sohrab, A Journey
In 1969, a young man of 26 years of age returns to his country Iran after years of studying cinema and going through the hardship of living abroad as a university student.
#31: All My Trees
Mahlagha Mallah is Iran’s eldest environmental activist and the founder of the first environmental NGO in Iran.
#30: Nasseredin Shah and his 84 wives
“Nasseredin Shah and his 84 Wives” is based on the photos taken by the Shah himself as well as by his court.
#29: Kiarostami – The Art of Living / Roads (2 films)
A unique film essay on the world-renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami / Looking to his own art for inspiration, Abbas Kiarostami reflects on the power of landscape.
#28: Alex & Ali
An epic love story of an American and an Iranian gay couple. Alex, a former Peace Corps volunteer, spent a decade living in Iran (1967 - 1977).
#21: I Want To Be A King
After two German tourists stumbled into his hut in nomadic Iran and left having much enjoyed the hospitality, Abbas began an eco-tourism business that a decade later is thriving.