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”.
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.
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.
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).
Maryam Sepehri portrays the important film historian and intellectual Hamid Naficy, who has been living in exile in California for four decades.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Love in Close Up, short film
Red Dress, Video/Re-Performance
Tehran Derby,
short documentary
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.
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.
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.
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.
Maryam Sepehri, director of the film “Mouth Harp in Minor Key: Hamid Naficy in/on Exile”.
Ghasideh Golmakani presents her book “Ali Abbassi Presents: 30 Years of Nightmare”. Her short film “Online Shopping” is also running!
Alireza Motamed, Regisseur des Spielfilms “Reza”.
Bahar Ebrahim, director of the film “16 Women”.
Hassan Fazili, director of the film “Midnight Traveler”.
Arash Lahooti, director of the film “Orange Days (Rooz-Haye Narenji)”.
Mohammad Ehsani, director of the film “Karoon”.
Hossein Toghiri, director of the film “The Report of Yousefi’s Runaway (Gozareshe Farare Yousefi)”.
Aref Mohammadi, director of the film “Song Of God”.
Iman Behrouzi, director of the film “Love in Close Up”.
