Abbassi was one of the most active producers of pre-revolutionary Iranian cinema. Abbas Kiarostami, Amir Naderi, Massoud Kimiaie – some of the most famous filmmakers initially worked for Abbassi’s “Payam Production”.
Films 2019
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16 Women
Four generations of Iranian women from Tehran talk about their dreams, about their worries and about love: For the elderly it is about love for their husbands and mothers, for the young it is also about love for art, their profession or their pets.
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Janbal
The Dervish-Artist Musa, who lives on the island of Hormoz, explores the ancient rituals, myths and mysteries of the Arabian, African and Indian-influenced Persian Gulf region.
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Midnight Traveler
When the Taliban threatened Afghan director Hassan Fazili with death in 2015, he was forced to flee with his wife Fatima and daughters Nargis (11) and Zahra (6).
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Mouth Harp in Minor Key – Hamid Naficy in/on Exile
Maryam Sepehri portrays the important film historian and intellectual Hamid Naficy, who has been living in exile in California for four decades.
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Orange Days (Rooz-Haye Narenji)
Aban, a woman in her mid-forties, employs seasonal workers at the orange harvest in Northern Iran. When she wins a tender for the largest plantation in the region, she needs nerves of steel to keep the column of pickers happy.
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Reza
According to Islamic law, Reza and Fati have three months to revoke their divorce. Reza tries a new beginning, starts to write a book, makes friends with the waitress Violet, but also remains connected to the unhappy Fati.
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Sheeple (Maghz-haye Koochak Zang-Zadeh)
Shakur and his brothers Amir and Shahin control the drug trade in the suburban jungle with their crystal meth laboratory, but when their sister’s honor is at stake, Shahin starts a gang war.
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Short Films 1: Art & Experience
The ART & EXPERIENCE association brings sophisticated artistic perspectives to selected cinemas. As part of a cooperation, we show a selection of current, often award-winning short films.
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Short Films 2: FiDAN films
The Iranian short film shows interests and motivations of young filmmakers, it reveals new perspectives and upcoming masters. Together with filmmaker Iman Behrouzi we present a selection of the distributor FiDAN films.
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Short Films 3: Kanoon Animation Films
The animation films produced by Kanoon make use of all the medium’s possibilities for transformation and metamorphosis: a shadow that becomes independent, a little man that escapes the carpenter’s wood chips, a small bird that befriends a scarecrow, and goats that become clouds.
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Short films 4: Teheran Nostalgia
Love in Close Up, short film
Red Dress, Video/Re-Performance
Tehran Derby,
short documentary
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Song Of God
A film of colours and sounds: SONG OF GOD leads to the enigmatic group of Yarsani (Ahl-e Haqq), which is widespread in the Iranian-Kurdish border region.
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The Paternal House (Khaneh Pedari)
1929: A mansion in Tehran, a young woman disappears into the cellar. The following generations, especially the female family members, suffer from the crime that was never solved.
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The Report of Yousefi’s Runaway (Gozareshe Farare Yousefi)
Toghiri’s debut approaches the situation of young people in Iran from different perspectives. Omid, Aida, Amir and Sepideh belong to a group connected by friendships and love relationships.
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Yesterday drought, today flood. And tomorrow?
Ehsani has been documenting the threat to Iran’s limited water resources for a long time. His latest film portrays the rich cultural landscape the river Karoon passes on its way.