Profession: Documentarist

Overview

In this absorbing film, seven independent female Iranian documentary makers take us into their personal and professional world, in an Iran that continues to be punctured by political, social and economic crises. What becomes clear over seven autobiographical chapters, is that choosing to become a documentary maker in Iran is a brave decision, often placing your liberty in danger. These women are driven by the need to document their world, and the forces that continue to restrict their movement and freedom. Whether it is making a film about department stores in Tehran featuring mannequins with severed heads and breasts, or the women singers they used to love as children, who have been banned from radio and TV since the revolution, or the huge swell of hope that comes with each election, these directors provide a rare and incisive view inside contemporary Iran, a country they continue to love, even as they will it to change.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2013

Original language

Persian

Spoken languages

Persian

Countries

Iran

Director

Firouzeh Khosrovani,Farahnaz Sharifi,Shirin Barghnavard,Nahid Rezaei,Sepideh Abtahi,Sahar Salahshoor,Mina Keshavarz

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt3798904