Doc sheds light on devices Iranian engineer Hafez Esfahani invented 500 years ago

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Farhad Bordbar has recently completed a documentary that studies the life of the prolific Iranian engineer Hafez Esfahani and the devices he invented during the 15th and 16th centuries.

Doc “Wot Bassey” delves into customs of Kazakhs in Iran 

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mahsa Taheri has directed a documentary entitled “Wot Bassey” (“Patriarch”) that spotlights the customs of the people of Kazakh origin living in the northeastern Iranian province of Golestan.

Doc “Qasr-e Qand” features operation that led to death of Ansar al-Furqan’s leader 

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Eslamzadeh has directed a documentary named “Qasr-e Qand” that features how Jalil Qanbarzehi, the leader of the terrorist militia group Ansar al-Furqan, was killed by Iranian forces in an intelligence-military operation.

Doc to portray Constitutional Revolution figure Ali Monsieur 

TEHRAN – Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) is producing e a documentary, which will chronicle the political life of Ali Monsieur, a key figure in the Constitutional Revolution.

Pompidou Center to screen “Walking with the Wind” in tribute to Abbas Kiarostami

TEHRAN – The Pompidou Center in Paris plans to screen the documentary “Walking with the Wind” on June 18 in its tribute to the celebrated Iranian artist Abbas Kiarostami.

Doc portraying volunteer doctors in Iran’s deprived area produced

TEHRAN – A documentary portraying activities of a group of Tehran’s renowned doctors, who volunteered to give treatment for people living in Bashagard, a deprived area in the southeastern Iranian province of Hormozgan, has recently been completed.

“That Day” chronicles Gen. Soleimani’s meeting with “The 23” crew 

TEHRAN – The Owj Arts and Media Organization has recently produced a documentary named “That Day” that gives images of Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani’s meeting with the crew of the 2018 war drama “The 23”.

“Hope to See You Again” recounts memories of literati’s meetings with Leader   

TEHRAN – A documentary titled “Hope to See You Again” has recently been made about literati’s memories of their annual meeting with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. 

Documentary on vocalist Mohammadreza Shajarian produced

TEHRAN-Iranian filmmaker Keyvan Mehregan has made a documentary on legendary vocalist Mohammadreza Shajarian, who passed away last October at 80, years after suffering from kidney cancer.

“Definitive Talk” documentary to be broadcast 

TEHRAN-Produced by Khamenei.ir which is the official website of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the “Definitive Talk” documentary is a first of its kind featuring uncompromising interviews with several notable political figures, namely Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, and the Leader’s advisor Ali Akbar Velayati.

Documentary to unravel fascinating secrets of Iron Age site in western Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Keyvan Tabatabaei-Samimi has made a documentary on Ganj Dareh, which was once an Iron Age settlement in western Iran. The site is also one of the cradles of agriculture and livestock domestication in West Asia.

Owj makes doc about top anti-secular cleric Ayatollah Nureddin Hosseini 

TEHRAN – The Owj Arts and Media Organization has recently produced a documentary that chronicles the political and religious life of Ayatollah Seyyed Nureddin Hosseini al-Hashemi, a top anti-secular clerics who lived from 1896 to 1957.

Doc depicts Iranian environmentalist’s attempts to save Caspian seal from extinction

TEHRAN – Iran’s Experimental and Documentary Film Center (EDFC) is producing a documentary depicting Iranian veterinarian and environmental activist Amir Shirazi’s attempts to save the Caspian seal from extinction.

Doc “The Fourteenth Province” studies separation of Bahrain from Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Karimian has made a documentary named “The Fourteenth Province”, which studies the separation of Bahrain from Iran in 1971.

“Coup 53” most popular doc at Cinéma Vérité

TEHRAN – “Coup 53” by Taqi Amirani took first place on the list of the 15 most popular documentaries selected by polls taken during the 14th Cinéma Vérité, the organizers of the major Iranian documentary film festival announced on Monday.

“Mohsen, the Japanese” chronicles life of Afghan volunteer fighter in Iran-Iraq war  

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Vahid Faraji has made a documentary named “Mohsen, the Japanese”, which chronicles the life story of Mohsen Mirzai, an Afghan migrant who joined Iranian forces as a volunteer during the 1980s to fight against Iraq.

Farmers sign poster for doc “On Soil” to warn about soil erosion  

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Khanjahani has taken a poster for his latest documentary “On Soil” to farms around the country to be signed by farmers in order to draw officials’ attention to the problem of soil erosion.

Doc depicts charisma of Imam Khomeini among Iraqi army under Saddam Hussein  

TEHRAN – A documentary newly made at the Islamic Revolution Documentary House illustrates the charisma of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, among Iraqi soldiers and officers during the 1980s when the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein launched a war against Iran.

Doc chronicles life of Elham Sadat Asghari, one-hand swim Guinness record holder

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Tahura Abolqasemi is making a documentary about 37-year-old swimmer Elham Sadat Asghari, who holds the Guinness World Record title for the farthest one-hand swimming.

“Lift-up” to chronicle life story of Iran’s history-making woman weightlifter

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Reza Surani is making the documentary “Lift-up” about the life story of Pupak Basami, who is the first woman from post-revolution Iran to compete in an international weightlifting tournament. 

Doc features big price Iranian health workers paying as corona rules 

TEHRAN – A new film has been produced at Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) exploring the big price doctors and medical staff are paying during the coronavirus turmoil in the country.

Doc explores Hitler’s plot to assassinate Allied leaders in Tehran

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Ata Panahi has made a documentary named “Long Jump” exploring the leader of the Nazi Party in Germany Adolf Hitler’s plot to assassinate the Allied leaders during the Tehran Conference.

Documentaries to promote tourism in Markazi province 

TEHRAN – Markazi Province’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Department plans to produce a number of short documentaries to introduce tourist attractions and historical sites in the central province. 

Colleague making doc about Iranologist Hassan Anusheh

TEHRAN – Iranian scholar Seyyed Mehdi Hosseini, who collaborated in several research projects with Hassan Anusheh, has said that he is making a documentary about the outstanding Iranologist who died of cancer last week.

Fajr festival announces documentary lineup

TEHRAN – A lineup of 10 movies will go on screen in the documentary section of the 38th Fajr Film Festival, the organizers announced on Monday.

German-U.S. doc “Ringside” named best at Cinéma Vérité festival

TEHRAN – “Ringside”, a German-U.S. documentary about boxing talents Kenny Jr. and Destyne Jr., was picked as best film in the international competition of the 13th Cinéma Vérité, Iran’s major documentary film festival, the organizers announced on Monday.

By Salman Ansari Javid

“I Am a Sheikh”: Documentary on Islamic scholars in Qom

QOM – “I Am a Sheikh” is a six-minute-long radio documentary about the typical daily life routine of Iranian students at Feizieh Madrasa, a major Islamic seminary in Qom. The documentary, by independent producer Morteza Namazi, went on to win the first award for an Iranian production at the Grand Prix Nova 2018 International Radio Festival in Croatia. It was awarded the second place in the Short Forms category.