Aban Yasht                 Aida Faiz Jafari no English sub-title		Mirror and Water      Bijan Zamanpira
Age of Awakening       Aryana Farshad		Water's Bride   Mehdi ArabYarMohamdi
A Hasty Evaluation   Masoud Astandari		40 'manbar' (tribunes)       Arash Yazdani
Something Like a Life Mohammad Reza Govhari		Creation Day          Soudabeh Mojaveri
Under the Shadow of the Mud Castle   Mohsen Ramazanzadeh		End Fever                    Nahid Ghobadi
Seven Regards  Mehdi ArabYarMohamdi		I am Portuguese           Meysam Ghaedi
Inanna                      Soudabeh Mojaveri		I am a Leader    Mohsen Khan Jahani
Iran, Seven Faces of a Civilization Farzin Rezaeian		Kecheh                         Alireza Jahanifar
Noah's Ark             Soudabeh Baba Gap		Lost Melodies        Alireza Qasemkhan
Hens don't lay Eggs     Farhad Mokhtari		Ors                               Mehdi  Talebani
Iranian Paintings  Alireza Ghassemkhani		House of the Lords       Majid Hashemi
Illusion                                      Hadi Rahimdel no English sub-title		Tishtar                        Hassan Naghashi
Stone-built House Ali Ja'fari Najaf Abadi
Varan                         Ahmad Saraf Yazd		Mystic Iran                  Aryana Farshad

Short Description of 5th Festival Films

MIRROR AND WATER

A man with a mirror travels distances in Kurdistan to get money from people who want to watch themselves in his mirror. The people from different regions who don not have access to a mirror pay the man for every second that they receive alone their reflection in the mirror.

I AM PORTUGUESE

A man living in Hormoz Island (Persian Gulf) is known to others as Portuguese and is discriminated among others and is only allowed low paying jobs. As well, no one will marry these Portuguese people because of what their ancestors did many years ago when invaded a city in south of Iran.

NOAH’S ARK

Set in the time when Iran and Iraq were at war, this film shows the effect of the war on Abadan and Khoramshahr in Persian Gulf and what happened to ships and boats during the war.

I AM A LEADER

About the greatest cheer leader and fan of the Iranian soccer team of Persepolis. He puts his life and family on the line for his team. He is well known throughout Iran as the man with the musical horns who leads the supporting slogans for his favorite team.

UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE MUD CASTLE

A guard of the ancient castle of Bam in Iran (ruined later during the earthquake) finds out some valuable artifacts in bag of his friend during his routine inspection. His friend is a senior archaeologist whose family is living outside Iran.

END FEVER

A hardworking filmmaker travels distances by foot in Kurdistan to find significant items for his film. He takes with him classic old posters and displays them on different objects.

ORS (In English with Persian subtitle)

A journey of a Canadian lady traveling from Canada to Turkey to visit  Rumi’s tomb and participate in Rumi’s birthday ceremony. This is a beautiful spiritual journey with music and Sama dance.

LOST MELODIES

This is a story about ancient instruments and the lost world of music. Also this film touches upon creatures that once sang and no longer are found to be singing.

INANNA

About one of the oldest goddesses in man’s history “Inanna” who was the symbol for love, vitality and fertility. She is also known to Persians as “Nana-Khatoon.” This film depicts the crucial choice Inanna had to make between her two lovers “Dumuzi” and the “Farmer.”

A JOURNEY THROUGH THE IRANIAN PAINTING

This film focuses on ancient Persian paintings and its evolution into traditional Persian artwork. It teaches the audience the significance of these paintings and the symbols that they represent.

VARAN (Rain)

About the dried water springs in center of Iran and struggle and sacrifices of the ladies who are trying to make the rain and stream from the spring to flow.

A HASTY EVALUATION

Yazd used to be called ‘city of bikes’ in Iran. Bikes were seen as a practical mean of transportation around 50 years ago, especially in the ancient city of Yazd, in centre Iran. Now the owners of bicycle stores are barely able to make a living.

40 STANDS ‘MENBAR’s

About the significance of fire and what it symbolizes to Zoroastrians. It shows how the concept of light has been evolved form Zoroastrian believes into Islamic rituals. An in-depth overview of the symbolism of fire and candles as sources of light and their relationship to the God.

ILLUSION   -No English subtitle

Story  is about broken old hydraulic mills in ancient city of Yazd, central Iran. 

KECHEH

The original art of wool making and turning it into a woolen carpet. This film shows the different processes involved in making a woolen carpet, and shows the hardworking women of Iran who make the carpets.

THE HOUSE OF THE LORDS

An American female painter moves to ancient city of Yazd and inspired by the beauty in an old abandoned home over there. After making few paintings she decides to transform the house into a successful art gallery, first of its kind in that ancient city.

ABAN YASHT (Angle of Water) - No English subtitle

An ancient Anahita (angle of  Water) Temple's archeologist struggles with the dam building dam who are going to destroy the remain of the temple.

WATER’S BRIDE

A story about a very dry, old town in Iran, in which the people focus all their energy and time on getting the rain. Based on a mythology, they have a tradition of marrying women to the dry soil in hopes of bringing water to the town.

SEVEN REGARDS (no wordings)

Depicts a beautiful and unique Persian New Year tradition still exist among a villagers of Shahrood in Iran.

TISHTAR (Angle of Rain)

The people of Yazd and their faith in Tishtar, the angel of rain, to win the battle against Apoush, the demon of drought. A powerful mythological story of Zoroastrians.

SOMETHING LIKE A LIFE

A story about a poor, small village in Iran, surviving around a cow’s life.

HEN’S DON’T LAY EGGS

A film about the effect that music/sounds has on the environment. This is demonstrated through chickens and their ability to lay eggs.

IRAN, SEVEN FACES OF A CIVILIZATION

An illuminating documentary that showcases numerous examples of some 7000 years of Iran’s celebrated culture, art and architecture. From the creator of Persepolis Recreated.

A STONE-BUILT HOUSE

A look at old Gabr (Zoroastrian) Houses near Tabas where men-built caves/rooms  in mountains near city of Tabs, central Iran are shown. Some believe these rooms have been hidden storage for maintaining holy books like Avesta and Shahnameh to be safe from foreign invaders.

CREATION DAY - No English subtitle

Based on Persian Believes depicts the story of the Creation Day

AGE OF AWAKENING (MAGIC PERSIA)

Focuses on Achamenid Kings of Ancient Persia. Travels to Passargadae, Persepolis, Ancient Persian Museum in Tehran and British Museum.

MYSTIC IRAN

One of the first and most popular documentary films about spirituality.It takes the audience into the heart of an unexplored Iran, in search of ancient spiritual rites and rituals long hidden from the Western world.

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Saturday 6 Dec 2008 

Sunday 7 Dec 2008

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