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Iran via documentaries.

Six decades of documentary about Iran and Iranian lives, wherever they are lived. Hundreds of films, catalogued down to the runtime and subtitled in English.

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Documentaries from 1925 to now · Directors across the diaspora · English subtitles throughout
Unmaking of I Am A Sex AddictWomen's PrisonKamancheh (The Kamancheh Player)7 VeilsSilver CanvasFirst Case, Second Case Sohrab's JourneyThe Republic of Herrskog

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About Love on a Small Island
About Love on a Small IslandElaheh Habibi · 2019
Before Summer Ends81 min
Before Summer EndsMaryam Goormaghtigh · 2017
Three Handful of Soil30 min
Three Handful of SoilYaser Khayyer · 2013
Attila17 min
AttilaOmid Shenavar · 2022
Joonam103 min
JoonamSierra Urich · 2023

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Radiograph of a Family81 min
Radiograph of a FamilyFirouzeh Khosrovani · 2020
My Name Is Negahdar Jamali And I Make Westerns64 min
My Name Is Negahdar Jamali And I Make WesternsKamran Heidari · 2012
Abbas by Abbas 54 min
Abbas by Abbas Kamy Pakdel · 2019
20th Circuit Suspects73 min
20th Circuit SuspectsHesam Eslami · 2017
The Silhouettes80 min
The SilhouettesAfsaneh Salari · 2020

Portrait

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Care For Me, Lady!23 min
Care For Me, Lady!Nasser Saffarian · 2010
Sohrab's Journey76 min
Sohrab's JourneyOmid Abdollahi · 2016
In Memoriam of a National Leader 19 min
In Memoriam of a National Leader Hossein Torabi · 1979
Abbas by Abbas 54 min
Abbas by Abbas Kamy Pakdel · 2019
Touran Khanom91 min
Touran KhanomRakhshan Banietemad, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb · 2018

Music on Screen

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Crossed-Out Memories39 min
Crossed-Out MemoriesNasser Saffarian · 2015
Back Vocal41 min
Back VocalMojtaba Mirtahmasb · 2004
None of Your Business67 min
None of Your BusinessKamran Heidari · 2019
Off Beat45 min
Off BeatMojtaba Mirtahmasb · 2004
Scorpio42 min
ScorpioOmid Hashemlou, Faride Saremi · 2010

Inside Visual Arts

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Monir55 min
MonirBahman Kiarostami · 2015
Behjat Sadr: Time Suspended47 min
Behjat Sadr: Time SuspendedMitra Farahani · 2006
With the Master11 min
With the MasterReza Sayah · 2018
Parvaneh69 min
ParvanehBahman Kiarostami · 2020
Huguette Caland: Outside the Lines27 min
Huguette Caland: Outside the LinesL’Or Puymartin · 2019

Classics

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The Night It Rained39 min
The Night It RainedKamran Shirdel · 1967
First Case, Second Case
First Case, Second Case Abbas Kiarostami · 1979
Gas, Fire, Wind42 min
Gas, Fire, WindKamran Shirdel · 1986
The Newborns44 min
The NewbornsKianoush Ayari · 1979
Women's Quarter18 min
Women's QuarterKamran Shirdel · 1966

Spotlight

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20th Circuit Suspects73 min
20th Circuit SuspectsHesam Eslami · 2017
First Graders
First GradersAbbas Kiarostami · 1984
Abbas by Abbas 54 min
Abbas by Abbas Kamy Pakdel · 2019
Fight Feast129 min
Fight FeastVahid Hosseini · 2018
A Good Time For Tragedy57 min
A Good Time For TragedyNasser Saffarian · 2006