There was One, There was None

There was One, There was None 2026

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Short film about two friends who try to keep their connection alive as time, distance and evolving identities reshape the special bond that once defined them.

2026

Sarikend

Sarikend 2013

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TV Commercial film director, Farhad goes in search of a sunflower village between Iran and Turkey to shoot a film for a sunflower commercial. There he meets Morad, a school groundskeeper from Turkey with a sad story. He tries to cast Morad in his commercial, but Morad will only agree to do it if one of the crewmembers, Ayda, shoots with him. His reason is that Ayda looks like his long-lost love, Bahar, who many years ago died a tragic death. In the end, the sunflower garden disappears, and the shooting is cancelled.

2013

A Man's Reward

A Man's Reward 1976

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Two friends who grew up together since childhood remain inseparable even in their youth. One of them falls in love with a girl who is also desired by a vicious criminal. Through deceit, the criminal causes his rival to be arrested and tricks the girl. Driven to despair, she attempts suicide, but her beloved’s friend saves her and, in order to protect her honor, enters into a marriage of convenience with her...

1976

Crumpled

Crumpled 2025

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A designer is working on his idea, but he doesn't succeed and becomes disappointed. He crumples the design and throws it into his desk drawer, then moves on to another idea. The design turns into a paper model of the same machine, starts speeding up and hitting the drawer door to open it. After several attempts, the drawer opens and...

2025

The window

The window 1970

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This film is the result of my experiences and reflections during a year of living in one of the average neighborhoods of Shiraz, called Darki, and it was made during the COVID-19 pandemic.

1970

Paradoxical Dream

Paradoxical Dream 2025

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This film is a poetic journey into the mind of a depressed woman. A narrative that, in the short space of a breath, between the inhalation and exhalation of cigarette smoke, breaks the boundary between dream and reality.

2025

I talk to my father

I talk to my father 1970

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The documentary "I Talk to My Father," directed by Nahid Bodaghi, tells the story of an artist grappling with his personal fears and challenges. Through the use of archival photos and personal space, the film explores the complex relationship between the director and his father. In this emotional journey, the director seeks to gain a deeper understanding of himself and the roots of his fears while simultaneously portraying the voice of his generation.

1970

فیلمی برای تو

فیلمی برای تو 2015

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An Iranian filmmaker wants to move to Germany. There is a problem, though. He has to leave his girlfriend behind. Forced to choose between love and ambitions, he plans to make a film of their first date...

2015

A New Sound

A New Sound 1975

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An entity that is all ears, living in an apartment complex in a city with towering skyscrapers and full of (noise), finds life difficult to bear due to its sensitivity to (noise). It discovers a solution: a record that, when placed on a gramophone, broadcasts negative frequencies of outside environmental sounds. And the result of the (sound) played from this.....is the (sound) of silence… silence.

1975

Obouyi

Obouyi 1975

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A documentary about the daily life and customs of the people of the Oba region in Bushehr province.

1975

Laan

Laan 1970

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We always ran toward our dreams but never reached them in time, because… This is the story of people who spend their entire lives striving to achieve their dreams, but finally reach them at a time when it might already be too late.

1970

Sad Morning

Sad Morning 1970

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A taxi driver and his passengers run into a problem.

1970

The Dance of the Rabbits

The Dance of the Rabbits 2017

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Men in a small Iranian community frequently clash over family and social matters, navigating tense and complex interactions.

2017

If Eyes Could Speak

If Eyes Could Speak 1970

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In a small photography studio, a lonely photographer discovers that every portrait he takes shows people with their eyes closed

1970

Sweet Night

Sweet Night 2025

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The film addresses the issue of execution as one of the most fundamental human crises. Through the story of a young athlete, the film raises a universal question: how can individual aspirations and freedom collapse in the face of legal violence and social pressures? On the final night, some rules and restrictions are challenged, and the possibility of redefining freedom is formed. Produced with limited resources, this work attempts to recreate the lived experience of the crisis of freedom in the language of cinema. By transforming an underground bunker into a prison space and building all the sets with his own hands, the director has turned limitations into an opportunity for creativity.

2025