The Selected
Documentary Films
for the National Competition Section A
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The
old man of Hara |
Name of Film:
The old man of Hara
Director: Mahvash Sheikholeslami
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 36 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: Beta Cam
Script: Mahvash Sheikholeslami
Phtography: Morteza Poursamadi
Editor: Kamran Shirdel
Sound: Ghassemi
Music: -
Producer: Mahvash Sheikholeslami
Date of Production: 2001
Synopsis: The documentary film " Hara " is a narrative on
the routines of a shrimer's life , who works with a natural pace
in a rushed world. |
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The landscapes of Siavash Abaad |
Name of
Film: The landscapes of Siavash Abaad
Director: Omid Bonakdar, Keyvan Alimohammadi
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 20 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: Beta Cam
Script: Omid Bonakdar, Keyvan Alimohammadi
Photography: Morteza Poursamadi
Editor: Omid Bonakdar, Keyvan Alimohammadi
Sound: Mohammad Emami, Keyvan Jahanshahi
Music: -
Producer: IYCS
Date of Production: -
Synopsis: I tell about Siavash-Abad, as you tell about
yours. |
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The End of
Waiting - The Mystery |
Name of Film: The
End of Waiting - The Mystery
Director: MohammadAli Farsi
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 22 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: Beta Cam
Script: MohammadAli Farsi
Photography: Morteza Shaabani
Editor: MohammadAli Farsi
Sound: Ramezani-Soltanzadeh
Music: -
Producer: Revayat-e-Fath Cultural Institution
Date of Production: 2000-2001
Synopsis: Biography of the martyr Sayyad Shirazi, from
birth to death. |
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Burnt Land |
Title: Burnt Land
Director: Ali Orouji
Category: Documentary
Format: Beta Cam
Time: 25'
Year: 2001
Country: Iran
Script:
Photography: Seyed Djalil Aghdash
Editor: A.Orouji
Sound:
Music:
Producer: IRIB, West Azerbaijan Center
Synopsis: This documentary film is about " Kani Brazan "
pond, which was dried up. |
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Sacrifice |
Name of Film:
Sacrifice
Director: Saber Farzanehvash
Country/City: Ardebil
Time: 20 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: Beta Cam
Script: Saber Farzanehvash
Photography: Saber Farzanehvash
Editor: Mirjalal Mousavi
Sound: -
Music: -
Producer: Saber Farzanehvash-IRIB (Ardebil Center)
Date of Production: 2002
Synopsis: A woman writer who has 2d guidance school
degree, wants to publish her books; so she takes a loan. But she
fails. To pay back her installments, she lends the sum and uses
it for paying her debts. |
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A Song for
Hamburg |
Name of Film: A
Song for Hamburg
Director: Amir Shahab Razavian
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 3 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: Beta Cam
Script: -
Photography: Rosette Ghaderi
Editor: Amir Shahab Razavian
Sound: -
Music: -
Producer: Hilaj Filmmaking and Cinematic Research Company
Date of Production: 2000
Synopsis: After public screening of "The Songs of the
Grey Man" in Hamburg Film Festival, Mr. Mahiji sings a song in
praise of Hamburg and tells his opinion about Germany and
Hitler. |
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The
Neighbors |
Name of Film: The Neighbors
Director: Amir Shahab Razavian
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 4 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: Beta Cam
Script: -
Photography: Amir Shahab Razavian
Editor: Majid Barzegar
Sound: -
Music: -
Producer: Hilaj Filmmaking and Cinematic Research Company
Date of Production: 2001
Synopsis: Mr Mahiji invites his neighbors for the first
screening of "The Songs of the Grey Man" in Khorramabad.
Reaction of the neighbors and Mr. Mahiji's wry humor is the
theme of this film. |
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A Thirsty
Man |
Name of Film: A Thirsty Man
Director: Amir-Shahab Razavian
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 4 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: Beta Cam
Script: -
Photography: Rosette Ghaderi
Editor: Fariba Razavian
Sound: -
Music: -
Producer: Hilaj Filmmaking and Cinematic Research Company
Date of Production: 2002
Synopsis: In a hot day, Mr Mahiji talks about thirst and
drinks fruit juice. Later on, he talks about love and meets two
young girls. |
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Stone on
Stone |
Name of Film: Stone on Stone
Director: Osman Dabbaghchi Mokri
Country/City: Mahabad
Time: 7 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: Beta Cam
Script: Seyed-Khezer Abdollahi
Photography: Rahim Salek
Editor: Osman Dabbaghchi Mokri
Sound: Mokri
Music: Archive
Producer: IRIB (Mahabad Center)
Date of Production: 2000
Synopsis: An investigation of two different traditional
and modern ways of economic activity. A person, who has lost one
leg and is disabled, tries hard and begins a new life.
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The Last
Breath |
Name of Film: The
Last Breath
Director: Mahmoud Zendehnam
Country/City: Hamedan
Time: 38 min. 4 sec.
Category: Documentary
Format: Beta Cam
Script: -
Photography: -
Editor: Mahmoud Zendehnam
Sound: Mohammad Hajian, Einollah Khazaii
Music: Mahmoud Ghaderi
Producer: IRIB (Hamedan Center)
Date of Production: 2001
Synopsis: In the course of making a film about addiction,
we encountered a prisoner who claimed to have killed several
people. Because he spoke of his murders in such a way that was
different from other murderers, we decided to make a documentary
and show the life of a man who has committed murder. But during
this research we were confronted with other cases, which is
shown in the film. |
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Newspaper |
Name of Film: Newspaper
Director: Mohammadali Safoura
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 5 min. 30 sec.
Category: Documentary-Experimental
Format: Beta Cam
Script: Mohammadali Safoura
Photography: Mohammadali Safoura
Editor: Mohammadali Safoura
Sound: Mohammadali Safoura
Music: -
Producer: Mohammadali Safoura
Date of Production: 2002
Synopsis: It is a documentary-experimental film in which
the camera has recorded the City for 6 days and 7 nights. Its
main theme is the death of 6 school students who were drowned in
Park-e-Shahr Lake. |
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The
Journey of Drawings |
Name of Film: The Journey of Drawings
Director: Mahmoud Asgari
Country/City: Bandar Abbas
Time: - min.
Category: Documentary
Format: Beta Cam
Script: Mahmoud Asgari
Photography: Gholamabbas Sabzikar
Editor: Kourosh Garmsari
Sound: Sabzikar, Kourosh Garmsari
Music: -
Producer: IYCS / Bandar Abbas Branch
Date of Production: 2001
Synopsis: A brief look at Henna, and the people who earn
a living by it. |
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Captive,
Waiting… |
Name of Film: Captive, Waiting…
Director: Mohammad Ahmadi
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 22 min. 30 sec.
Category: Documentary
Format: DV Cam
Script: Mohammad Ahmadi
Photography: Mohammad Ahmadi
Editor: Mohammad Shirvani
Sound: Behrouz Shahamat
Music: -
Producer: Mohammad Ahmadi
Date of Production: 2001
Synopsis: The story of the captives who are still in
prison, 13 years after the end of war due to obstructions of
Iraqi government and Saddam. |
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Khaje
Ghaltan Vali |
Name of Film: Khaje Ghaltan Vali
Director: Mehrdad Goudarzpour
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 12 min.
Category: Documentary-Fiction
Format: DV Cam
Script: Mehrdad Goudarzpour
Photography: Mehrdad Goudarzpour
Editor: Abdolhossein Ziaii
Sound: Mehrdad Goudarzpour
Music: Shiragha Heidari
Producer: Documentary and Experimental Cinema Development Center
Date of Production: 2002
Synopsis: At the end of war, a young Afghani man is
looking after a girl who has been his playmate. But the war has
ruined all, and he goes to Khaje Altan to find her. |
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Caravan |
Title: Caravan
Director: Mohsen Amir Yousefi
Category: Documentary
Format: DV Cam
Time: 15'
Year: 2002
Country: Iran
Script: M.A.Yousefi
Photography: Bayram Fazli
Editor: M.A.Yousefi
Sound: Behrouz Shahamat
Music:
Producer: Documentary and Experimental Film Center
Synopsis: An annual processional march in the province
Isfehan in memory of the martyr " Imam Hossein " ( Peace be upon
him ). |
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This Is a Sony Product |
Name of Film: This Is a Sony Product
Director: Saman Salour
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 10 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: DV Cam
Script: Saman Salour
Photography: Saman Salour
Editor: Amirhossein Makouii
Sound: Alireza Naderi
Music: Selection by Dolatmand Khalaf
Producer: Saman Salour, Close-up Artistic and Cultural Office
Date of Production: 2001
Synopsis: Daily life of 3 Afghani refugees in Sony
Advertisement Tower. A documentary with a satirical look at
ordinary people, oppressed by mechanical life imposed by big
companies. |
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Bouke
Barani |
Name of Film: Bouke Barani
Director: Rahim Mortezavand
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 24 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: DV Cam
Script: Rahim Mortezavand
Photography: Farshad Mohammadi
Editor: Rabin Mohseni
Sound: Rabin Mohseni
Music: Rahim Mortezavand
Producer: Rahim Mortezavand, Rabin Mohseni
Date of Production: 2002
Synopsis: Bouke Barani - Bride of the Rain - is a
traditional custom asking for rain in Saghez (Kurdistan). This
film has a new look at Bouke Barani, from a mystical point of
view. |
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The Story
of Burnt Soil |
Name of Film: The
Story of Burnt Soil
Director: Soudabeh Moradian
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 21 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: DV Cam
Script: Soudabeh Moradian
Photography: Rosette Ghaderi
Editor: Soudabeh Moradian
Sound: Mohammadreza Haririan
Music: Soudabeh Moradian
Producer: Azin Fazaeli, Shaghayegh-Rousta Artistic and Cultural
Institution
Date of Production: 2001
Synopsis: Along with demolition of Afghanistan by Taliban
Forces and invasion of US army, there are vast immigration of
people and emotional collapse of Afghani women. |
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Life Chant
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Name of Film:
Life Chant
Director: Panahbarkhoda Rezaii
Country/City: Arak
Time: 14 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: DV Cam
Script: Panahbarkhoda Rezaii
Photography: Asghar Azari
Editor: Panahbarkhoda Rezaii
Sound: Behrouz Shehadat
Music: -
Producer: IYCS
Date of Production: 2002
Synopsis: Afghani men and women work in cotton fields,
from dawn to dusk, and young boys and girls sing about their
homesickness. Those who are too little or disabled remain in
village, waiting for return of the rest. |
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A Sword in
Its Sheath |
Name of Film: A Sword in Its Sheath
Director: Babak Shirinsefat
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 12 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: DV Cam
Script: -
Photography: Abbas Salami
Editor: Babak Shirinsefat
Sound: Babak Shirinsefat
Music: Babak Shirinsefat
Producer: Babak Shirinsefat
Date of Production: 2002
Synopsis: The language has a pivotal role in Azarbaiijani
people's lives, and is the cause of their annual meeting near
Baz Forte, in Kalibad, on Babak Khorramdin anniversary. |
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From
Shore of the Mountain to Top of the Sea |
Name of Film: From Shore of the Mountain to Top of the Sea
Director: Kourosh Garmsari
Country/City: Bandar Abbas
Time: 20 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: DV Cam
Script: Kourosh Garmsari
Photography: Kourosh Garmsari
Editor: Kourosh Garmsari
Sound: Kourosh Garmsari
Music: Kourosh Garmsari
Producer: IYCS
Date of Production: 2002
Synopsis: The men of Bashagard have descended from
mountains to the sea for sustaining their lives. They become
accustomed to the sea, and take it away to Bashagard. |
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The
Challenger |
Name of Film: The Challenger
Director: Seyed-Mohammad-Sadegh Jafari
Country/City: Ghom
Time: 26 min. 37 sec.
Category: Documentary-Experimental
Format: DV Cam
Script: Seyed-Mohammad-Sadegh Jafari
Photography: Mahmoud Esfehani-nezhad
Editor: Seyed-Mohammad-Sadegh Jafari, Mehdi Abdi
Sound: -
Music: -
Producer: IYCS - Ghom
Date of Production: 2002
Synopsis: Seyed-Ali Hosseini is a dwarf actor of cinema.
One of his children is rickets afflicted and must be operated
on. To see the child being cured, he vows to play Shimr in
Taazia, and then tries to fulfill his vow. |
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The joy of
fire |
Title: The joy of fire
Director: Ali Mohammad Ghasemi
Category: Documentary
Format: DV Cam
Time: 13'
Year: 2002
Country: Iran
Script: A.M.Ghasemi
Photography: A.M.Ghasemi
Editor: A.M.Ghasemi
Sound: A.M.Ghasemi
Music:
Producer: IYCS
Synopsis: The war, drought, a cold night under the sky
and the joy of fire. |
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Hamburg,
in Fast Motion |
Name of Film: Hamburg, in Fast Motion
Director: Reza Azarshahab
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 30 min.
Category: Experimental
Format: Beta Cam
Script: -
Photography: Reza Azarshahab
Editor: Reza Azarshahab
Sound: -
Music: Reza Azarshahab
Producer: Reza Azarshahab
Date of Production: 2000
Synopsis: Hamburg, a day from dawn to dusk, in fast
motion. |
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What Is
Happening In the Closet |
Name of Film: What Is Happening In the Closet
Director: Ahmad Kavand
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 18 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: DV Cam
Script: Ahmad Kavand
Photography: Masoud Shayesteh
Editor: Ahmad Kavand
Sound: Iraj Yousefi
Music: Ahmad Kavand
Producer: Tehran Municipality Artistic and Cultural Organization
Date of Production: 2001
Synopsis: The story of a two-year-old boy who has been
raped. |
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Cradle |
Name of Film:
Cradle
Director: Nasser Bakideh
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 9 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: DV Cam
Script: Nasser Bakideh
Photography: Amir Jozavani
Editor: Alimohammad Ghassemi
Sound: Alimohammad Ghassemi
Music: -
Producer: IYCS
Date of Production: 2001
Synopsis: Immigration of Afghani people to Iran, after
September 11th 2001. |
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Varjam |
Title: Varjam
Director: Mohammad Moghadam
Category: Documentary
Format: DV Cam
Time: 23'
Year: 2002
Country: Iran
Script: Mohammad Moghadam
Photography: Foad Nadjafzadeh
Editor: Mohammad Moghadam
Sound: Arash Zahedi
Music: Malak Iraj Panahi
Producer: IRIB, Channel 1
Synopsis: This documentary tries to observe from
different points of view the evolution of the ancient cultures
in " Sialk Hills ", one of the most well known and oldest
centers of ancient civilizations in the world. |
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Noah's Ark |
Name of Film: Noah's Ark
Director: Soudabeh Babagap
Country/City: Tehran
Time: 26 min.
Category: Documentary
Format: 35 mm.
Script: Soudabeh Babagap
Photography: Nader Masoumi
Editor: Nasser Sayyah
Sound: Behrouz Shahamat
Music: Omid Rayees Dana
Producer: IYCS
Date of Production: 2002
Synopsis: Noah's Ark is investigating the consequences of
sea war in the Southern Coastland, especially the fate of
wrecked ships such as Mina, Marjan, Farnaz… |
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