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Bahman Kiarostami is an Iranian documentary film director, cinematographer, editor and producer. He is the son of Abbas Kiarostami.
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This movie is a documentary about Parviz Yahaghi, one of the most famous composers and musicians in Iran, who became isolated after the revolution due to the conditions in Iran. Born in 1935, Parviz Yahaghi, was a regular on the radio show 'Golha' from a young age. Several pre-revolutionary singers such as Mahasti, Homeira and Marzieh became famous for his songs, and with the sound of his violin, many fell in love with Iranian music. He became isolated after the victory of the revolution, although his music was never isolated. Parviz Yahaghi died in February of 2007. The film looks at his life in his own words and in the last years of his life.
Infidels (Koffar) is a film about the Godars—artist-Gypsies living in Northern Iran. The film recounts the four ways which the Godars make their living: dancing, acting, hunting and music, and showcases their dedication to preserve their art and age-old rituals. In this film the Godars sing songs, play music, and tell the ancient tales of their heritage which often deal with their problems with God.
Kamancheh seeks to celebrate and preserve the unique and beautiful music of the kamancheh. It explores the lives, work, and aspirations of Iranian musicians who have devoted themselves to this distinctive and challenging instrument.
After Saddam Hussein's removal from power, Iranians rushed to cross the unguarded border with Iraq to visit the shrines of Shi'ism in Karbala and Najaf.
A documentary dealing with the life of Ahmadreza Ahmadi, an Iranian Poet.
Part 3 of documentary trilogy about Persian poet Forough Farrokhzad. This part focuses on her theatre and film work.
The Treasure Cave centers on the famous Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, which is widely considered to be the region’s most important store of modern Western art: Picasso, Chagall, Warhol, Bacon and possible the best Jackson Pollock outside of the United States. However after the revolution, its collection has been little seen, and the building became a memorial to art commemorating the martyrs of the 1979 revolution and Iran-Iraq War.