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PERSIAN PORTRAITS Curated by the Documentary Experimental Film Center in Tehran. This special showcase is a series of films that depicts universal themes told through a poetic lens from contemporary and experimental filmmakers in Iran.
"Slap" (2008, Iran, 5 min.) Dir. Ehsan Amani. In this cunning whodunit story, a train goes through a tunnel, and a kiss and slap are heard among four passengers. In Farsi with English subtitles.
"On the Railroad" (2008, Iran, 15 min.) Dir. Mohammad Sufi. A husband’s mourning is reconciled through an unforeseen event in this bittersweet short. In Farsi with English subtitles.
"In Our Home" (2008, Iran, 5 min.) Dir. Maryam Kashkouli Nia. The admiration and value of family comes to light when a little girl plays with her toys in this animated short. In Farsi with English subtitles.
"Cold Dream" (2008, Iran, 14 min.) Dir. Peyman Nahan Ghodrati. Many symbols are portrayed as an old man and old woman journey through a snowy, cold mountain. In Farsi with English subtitles.
"TEHRAN HAS NO MORE POMEGRANATES!," 2006, Iran, 67 min. Dir. Massoud Bakhshi. This film traces the development of Tehran as a city, contrasting it with the present reality. In Farsi with English subtitles.
About the Documentary Experimental Film Center in Tehran: DEFC is the main center for production, distribution and promotion of fiction, documentary, animation and experimental films in Iran as well as the Middle East. DEFC produces about 15 full-length features and 100 short films per year. In 2007, DEFC organized the first Cinema Verite Iran International Documentary Film Festival in Tehran, Iran. The second annual festival will be held Oct. 15–19. The festival’s mission is to express the relationship between reality and truth through documentary films.
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