Cinema Verite Festival
The Documentary and Experimental Film Centre (DEFC) organises the annual Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema Verite. The festival showcases the very best of the documentary world in an attempt to bridge the gap between reality and truth.
This collection showcases highlights from the festival over the last few years, including: Finding Farideh”, Iran’s submission to the 2020 Oscars, in which a Dutch-Iranian woman who was adopted forty years ago returns to Iran to search for her family; Exodus by Bahman Kiarostami (the son of late acclaimed director Abbas Kiarostami), following thousands of Afghani immigrants leaving Tehran to return home; and The Grand Lady of Iran, a biography of the woman who married the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of Iran’s Islamic revolution.
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He - Trailer
In Qaleh Hassan Khan, a town between Tehran and Karaj in Iran, 'He' follows mannequins on their journey from the factory floor to the shop window.
Dir. Sam Kalantari - 31min - 2015 - Iran
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He
Dir. Sam Kalantari - 2015 - Iran - Language: Farsi - Subtitles: English
In Qaleh Hassan Khan, a town between Tehran and Karaj in Iran, 'He' follows mannequins on their journey from the factory floor to the shop window.
"Like a science-fiction film, 'He' examines the surreal path of shop window ...
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Eyes and Arms - Trailer
A man and woman believe that they are each other’s eyes and arms, like they are one
Dir. Panahbarkhoda Rezaee - 52min - 2019 - Iran - Language: Farsi - Subtitles: English
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Eyes and Arms
Dir. Panahbarkhoda Rezaee - 2019 - Iran - Language: Farsi - Subtitles: English
Maryam lost her arms and a foot in a railway accident, and against her family's wishes eloped with Mohammad who is blind. Deeply in love and perfectly matched, living in rural Iran, the isolated couple overcome their...
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Exodus - Trailer
Iran is home to some 2.5 million Afghan refugees, approximately half of whom are undocumented. With renewed US sanctions in 2018, the low paid jobs on which they depend are the first to be cut, so many Afghans seek to return home.
Dir. Bahman Kiarostami - 77min - 2018 - Iran
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Exodus
Dir. Bahman Kiarostami - 2018 - Iran - Language: Farsi - Subtitles: English
Iran is home to some 2.5 million Afghan refugees, approximately half of whom are undocumented. With renewed US sanctions in 2018, the low paid jobs on which they depend are the first to be cut, so many Afghans seek to re...
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Atlan - Trailer
“A Turkman without a horse is not a Turkman”.
Dir. Moein Karimoddini - 62min - 2015 - Iran - Language: Farsi - Subtitles: English
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Atlan
Dir. Moein Karimoddini - 2015 - Iran - Language: Farsi - Subtitles: English
“A Turkman without a horse is not a Turkman”.
The Horse is the most important element in the life of Iranian Turkmen. Ali is a Turkman horse trainer, horses are his life. Ilhan is the name of the horse that has won him ...
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The Grand Lady of Iran - Clip
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The Grand Lady of Iran
Dir. Mostafa Razzaq Karimi - 2018 - Iran - Language: Farsi - Subtitles: English
"The Grand Lady of Iran (Khadije Saghafi) is part of a small cultural revolution going on in Iranian cinema, where formerly hushed-up topics are being (almost) openly discussed. This curious documentary, directed by ...
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Lotus
Dir. Mohammadreza Vatandoust - 2018 - Iran - Language: Farsi - Subtitles: English
After a dam flooded a village in northern Iran, one island remained. There’s a grave on it. On a hill above the new lake, an old woman looks out at it. An intimate look at the daily routine of an Iranian woman who ...
