Iranian Independents Films

We salute Mohammad Attebai

Mohammad Attebai, film producer, distributor and journalist, heads Iranian Independents, a company that promotes Iranian films internationally. As a producer, Attebai’s credits include the award-winning The Circle. Author of International Presentation of Iranian Cinema: 1979–2004 and senior editor of Film International from 1997 to 2001, Attebai has overseen the screening of Iranian films at international festivals for Farabi Cinema Foundation. He is currently the Iranian member of the European Documentary Network, as well as a representative of Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema in Iran.

Iranian Independent’s Shorts and Documentaries

1. 3 ZAN ( 3 WOMEN)
Director: Manijeh Hekmat
IRAN, 2008, 35mm, Color, 94 Minutes

2. 7 ZAN FILMSAZ-E NABINA (7 BLIND FEMALE FILMMAKERS)
Head Director: Mohammad Shirvani
Episodes Directors: Sara Parto, Shokoofe Davarnejad, Narges Haghighat, Banafshe Ahmadi, Mahdis Elahi, Naghmeh Afiat & Neda Haghighat
IRAN, 2004-2008, 116 Minutes, DV CAM

3. RAAMI
Director: Babak Shirinsefat
IRAN-AZERBAIJAN, 2007, 35mm, Color, 76 Minutes, Frame Ratio: 1;1/66

4. SOBHI DIGAR (ANOTHER MORNING)
Director, Scriptwriter, Editor & Sound-Engineer: Nasser Refaie
IRAN, 2006, 90 Minutes, 35mm, Color, Frame Ratio: 1/85

5. SHABANEH (NOCTURNAL)
Directors, Scriptwriters & Editors: Keivan Alimohammadi & Omid Bonakdar
IRAN, 2006, 98 Minutes, Color, 35mm, Frame Ratio: 1:85

6. SIMA-YE ZANI DAR DOORDAST (PORTRAIT OF A LADY FAR AWAY)
Director: Ali Mosaffa
IRAN, 2005, 35mm, Color, 98 Minutes

7. BIDAR SHO AREZOO (WAKE UP AREZOO)
Director & Scriptwriter: Kianoosh Ayyari
IRAN, 2005, 35mm, Color, 90 Minutes

8. ZENDAN-E ZANAN (WOMEN’S PRISON)
Director: Manijeh Hekmat
IRAN, 2002, 35mm, Color, 106 Minutes, 1:1.6, Optical-Mono, Footage: 9515

9. BANOO-YE GOL-E SORKH (LADY OF THE ROSES)
Researcher, Writer & Director: Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
IRAN, 2008, Color, HD. Cam., 52 min., Documentary

10. AAH ROOZ-HAYE KHOOB (ALAS NICE DAYS) – 2 parts

Director, Photography & Producer: Hassan Rastgar
IRAN, 2007, Color, DVCAM, 65 Minutes, Documentary

11. ZANAN AZ KHANEH BIROUN MI-AYAND (WOMEN COME OUT OF THE HOUSE)
Directors Scriptwriters: Manijeh Hekmat & Mohammad Moghaddam
IRAN, 2006, Color, DVCAM, 27 Minutes, Documentary

12. DUET (DUET)
Director & Scriptwriter: Kiarash Anvari
IRAN, 2006, Color, DVCAM, 15 Minutes, Fiction

13. BOMB-E SAATI (TIME BOMB)
Director, Editor & Producer: Hassan Rastgar
IRAN, 2006, Color, DVCAM, 87 Minutes, Documentary

14. KHAT-E MOSTAGHIM-E DAYEREH (STRAIGHT LINE OF A CIRCLE)
Director, Editor & Producer: Amir Moussavi
IRAN, 2005, Color, DVCAM, 25 Minutes, Experimental-Fiction

15. QATAR-E SA’AT-E SEFR (THE TRAIN OF ZERO O’CLOCK)
Director & Scriptwriter: Babak Shirinsefat
IRAN, 2005, Color, DVCAM, 31 Minutes, Documentary

16. GONAH-E MARYAM (MARYAM’S SINS)
Director, Editor, Scriptwriter & Producer: Parisa Shahandeh
IRAN, 2004, Color, DVCAM, 30 Minutes, Documentary

17. ZANANEH (THE LADIES’ ROOM)
Director, Scriptwriter & Photography: Mahnaz Afzali
IRAN, 2003, Color, DVCAM, 55 Minutes, Documentary

18. ASIR, ENTEZAR,…(CAPTIVE, WAITING,…)
Director, Scriptwriter, Photography & Producer: Mohammad Ahmadi
IRAN, 2002, DVCAM, Color, 23 Minutes, Documentary

19. ZENDEGI HAMIN AST (THAT’S LIFE)
Director, Scriptwriter & Editor: Pirooz Kalantari
IRAN, 2002, Betacam, Color, 43 Minutes, Documentary

20. ASHKAN,THE CHARMED RING AND OTHER STORIES
Director: Shahram Mokri
IRAN, 2009, 92 Minutes, Black & White, HDV transferred into 35mm

21. TWENTY
Director: Abdolreza Kahani
IRAN, 2009, Color, 88 Minutes

22. POET OF THE WASTES
Director: Mohammad Ahmadi
Screenplay: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
IRAN, 2005, 81mins

23. LOST TRUTH
Director: Mohammad Ahmadi
IRAN, 2008, 81mins

24. NATURE’S HUMOUR
Director: Mohammad Ahmadi
IRAN, 2009, 67mins, Documentary

25. THE ENCLOSE
Director: Reza Khatibi
IRAN

26. RED, WHITE AND THE GREEN
Director: Nader Davoodi
IRAN, 2009, Documentary

27. ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Director: Mona Zandi Haghighi
IRAN, 2006, Drama