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Workshop for Online Distribution Strategies (Feb 14)

hessam — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:28:38 +0000

At Charles Street Video on Feb 14, 2013 19:00 to 22:00 This workshop provides information about this form of distribution, the benefits and fallbacks, exiting platforms, revenue models and factors to consider. It also demonstrates how to create an online pay-per-view website and explains its requirements. Key benefits for a filmmaker: Getting a clear picture [...]

Black Noise – World Theatrical Permiere (Feb 22, Toronto)

hessam — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:15:26 +0000

World Theatrical Premiere of Black Noise at Cineplex Odeon Grande Yonge & Sheppard (Toronto, Canada) on Friday Feb 22nd 2013. For tickets and show times click here

Black Noise

hessam — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:07:55 +0000

Based on Jeremy Cain’s short story, ‘Black Sky at Night’ Taking place in the course of one day, Peter Martin, an elderly man, wakes up in his living room only to discover that his wife, Dorothy, is missing. While trying to make sense of the strange events in his house, his daughter Carol and her [...]

Tehran Has No More Pomegranates

hessam — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:48:17 +0000

A post-modern documentary that examines the evolution of the capital of Iran as far back as the Qajar dynasty and through to the present – from modest village to booming metropolis with all of the social, economic, and political problems that come with it. Documentary, 68 minutes, Persian w/English Subtitles, Iran (2007)

From No. 37

hessam — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:29:17 +0000

A documentary focusing on the life of prolific and prominent Iranian writer Sadegh Hedayat, from his aristocratic upbringing to his discovery of and devotion to history, literature, and folklore, up through the variety of subjects he contemplated in his novels, short stories, and social and political critiques. Most famous for penning “The Blind Owl”, considered [...]

Our Persian Rug

hessam — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:23:33 +0000

In this documentary, a young man’s family history is superimposed onto a Persian rug woven by his grandmother. Through the complicated weavings, the man relives the memories and events that he cannot seem to move past. Documentary, Social Issue-History, 36 minutes, Persian w/English subtitles, Iran (2010)

Protected: My Mother’s Home, Lagoon

hessam — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:14:43 +0000

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

10+4

hessam — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 05:27:32 +0000

In the sequel to Abbas Kiarostami’s ‘Ten’, director Mania Akbari (the cab driver who interviewed passengers from different walks of life in “Ten”) documents her fight with cancer. This time as a passenger, the camera follows her through treatments and various conversations with friends and family members in memorable locations. In the wake of her [...]

Loose Rope

hessam — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 05:14:11 +0000

Two young livestock handlers in Tehran are assigned the nearly impossible task of transporting a large cow across the busy city in 24 hours or less. With their jobs and futures at stake, will they make it in time? Drama, 82 minutes, Persian w/English subtitles, Iran (2008) Rights & Territory: All Media, North America

Heiran

hessam — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:25:33 +0000

Mahi is an Iranian high school student who falls in love with Heiran, an Afghani refugee on a student visa.