NIAC DocuNight
Date and Time
Mar 3, 2016 5:00 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
Mar 3, 2016 5:00 pm
14th & V
Busboys and Poets welcomes The National Iranian American Council to the Langston room for their monthly Docunight. These events are open to the public. Follow this link for more details. For tickets go here.
This month:
Molf-e Gand
Directed by: Mahmoud Rahmani
2009 / 53 min
Persian with English subtitles
In this one sequence-plan documentary Mohammad satirically talks about his childhood memories and his strong sixth sense (Molf-e Gand) during the Iran-Iraq war. With his beautiful power of expression, he turns his bitter sweet memories into eye-catching images which form and move before the eyes of the viewers.
Mahmoud Rahmani (born 1980, Izeh, Khuzestan), made his first short film, "Gagola" in 2003, and "Oha" (dragon) in 2004. He made his first documentary, "Naft Sepid" in 2005, which was well received inside and outside of Iran and was screened at several film festivals such as IDFA, Cinema du Reel, and more. His second documentary film "Zero Degree Orbit" was produced in 2007 and received more than 15 prizes at in Iran and internationally. His latest documentary, "Molf-e Gand" was made in 2009.
Also Showing:
I Saw Shoush
Directed by: Bahman Kiarostami
2002 / 8 min
Persian (No Subtitle)
I saw Shoosh is a short film based on a poem by Mehdi Akhavan-Sales (1928-1990), one of the most prominent Persian poets. It compares the ancient city of Shoosh in south of Iran, formerly a gateway of civilization, to the modern Shoosh, an impoverished city without character.
Bahman Kiarostami (born 1978) lives and works in Tehran, as a documentary film director, editor and cinematographer. He made his first documentary ‘Morteza Momayez: Father of Iranian Contemporary Graphic Design’ in 1996. Most of his documentaries focus on valuing and legitimizing processes in art, but also cover the visible yet obscured and unnoticed details which define Iran’s post revolutionary visual culture.
