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This incredibly candid short film focuses on the young Sharifeh, an illiterate child whose circumstances have forced her to take a position as a W.C. attendant. As director Azar Mehrabi asks her question after question, Sharifeh's smiling face belies a heartbreaking despair for the hopelessness of h...

After a car accident, sculptor Ken Harrison becomes a quadriplegic and is no longer able to create art, make love or have any semblance of a normal existence. He hires a lawyer who, reluctantly at first, represents Harrison to petition legally for the right to end his life, while knowing that he is ...

In rural Iran, an elderly blind farmer, Mashti Esmaeil, toils through the seasons of sowing and harvest. Kisari's documentary follows Esmaeil as he goes about his everyday tasks, capturing the farmer's tender moments with his wife and daughter in the process. Despite his disability, Esmaeil manages...

An environmental documentary that focuses on the importance of persevering the forests of Iran. Synopsis by IMVBox.com

This short documentary follows villagers as they try and battle against the construction of a dam that could threaten their land, livelihoods and lives. Synopsis by IMVBox.com

'The 17s' is a vibrant and edgy documentary film following the lives of four ebullient and endearing teenagers in contemporary Iran. We are introduced to theater lover Shayan, who lives with his uncle following his parents' divorce, Mehrnaz, a girl in his theater class, party animal Amir Reza, and t...

'The Last Migration' documents an unspeakable tragedy that affected two nomadic tribes in Iran. When a man fatally shoots his son-in-law, the groom's aunt and her one-year-old son while firing his gun during the celebrations, the groom's relatives' susicicions are alerted. Although this is often see...

Behroov Nouranipoor's documentary explores the role Islamic faith plays in the life of one family after a highly specific death. Told from the perspective of Aylar, whose father Atly was killed by a camel in controversial circumstances, the film unfolds the events which lead to his death and the rep...

This remarkable documentary focuses on the lives of Iran's Afghan population, and its trials and tribulations. Mostly made up of refugees fleeing the 1978 Saur Revolution, the community faces problems obtaining citizenship, and as a result, sustainable education and work. We take a look at several A...

When filmmaker Mihandoost is invited by his friend Ali to make a documentary about the Saraye Omid charity project in Orumiyeh, he simply cannot refuse. A group of civil engineers have donated and supported the project to construct a dormitory with facilities for parents of sick children who accomp...

In '21 Days and Me,' experimental documentary filmmaker Shirin Baraghnavard examines a complicated moment of her own life. As a 35 year old woman who has been married for 11 years, Baraghnavard believes she still has plenty of time to decide whether she wants to become a mother or not. However, the ...

Reza Menbachi's 'Spring in Sorrow' serves as perfect accompanying music to a mixture of news footage of the Arab Spring and buoyant performing street dancers. The film contrasts shots of violent protest and oppression and the free artistic expression of the dancers, and in doing so, it beautifully p...

Mina, the director, is a girl from Shiraz who gets married in order to move to Tehran. Influenced by her own life, she decides to make a documentary about the girls nationwide who, like Azar, move to Tehran (the capital) to start an independent life away from their families' watchful eyes and restri...

Student Vahid Sedaghat films and narrates this biographical documentary about a year he spent living in Italy. Interviewing Iranian friends he made there, and depicting the low and high points of his life through raw hand-held footage, the film explores his reasons for leaving Iran while revealing t...

We are granted a view into a relatively unexplored world in this fascinating film about life as a member of the clergy. Several clergymen give frank, often warmly amusing details about how they embarked on their lives of religion, and how their recreation, routines, and family lives are affected by ...

Director Mehdi Boustani demonstrates just how influential Hollywood has been among the younger generation of Iranians. This new generation of film fans discuss their love for U.S. cinema, including films such as 'Taxi Driver' and 'The Silence of the Lambs'. Expressing their great admiration for thes...

Many Afghans decide to immigrate in order to flee the violence of war. While some of them do not make it, many reach Europe illegally, ending up in refugee camps and unable to speak the language of the country they find themselves in. Majid Akbari is one of them, and this thought-provoking documenta...

During the 30 years of the Baath ruling under Sadam in Iraq, thousands of Iraqi Kurds and Shiites were either killed or simply vanished into thin air. Around 182,000 people lost their lives when 4,500 villages and townships were destroyed in Kirkuk, Soleimanieh, Dahouk and Erbil regions, with the ai...

Soudabeh Moradian's documentary centers around the aftermath of war. Set in a psychiatric hospital in Iran, shortly after the end of the 8-year Iraq war, Moradian takes a look at the people who have 'survived'. Original footage is accompanied by painful monologues from the veterans who have forgotte...

Rose-Marie Kivijarvi's documentary explores the role of tea and coffee in the lives of Iranian people. Interviewing shop owners and enthusiasts, her film reflects on the pervasive presence of the two drinks in everyday life, and reveals the origin of traditions which revolve around them. Enjoyable f...

Mojgan Ilanlou's award-winning documentary is a multi-faceted portrait of a family making the most out of life and their various passions, including paragliding. They succeed in finding everyday happiness, despite the dark shadow of the Iran-Iraq War looming over their past. Synopsis by IMVBox.com

Shahriar Siami Shal's documentary reveals the tenuous day to day life of the motorcycle taxi drivers working in Tehran. Following Abbas Karimi, 'Of Men and Motorcycle' provides insight into a job fraught with danger, and which provides an unstable income. Delving into Abbas's personal story as he lo...

'Behind the Wheel of Life' is a short film about Nasri, a divorced mother who drives a taxi to support herself and her son. Revealing her frustrations and loves in equal measure, Sahar Salahshoor's documentary follows Nasri through a day in her life, exploring the importance of religious faith, frie...