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Comeback • Directed by Reza Sayah • 2018 • Iran

Comeback is the story of the Iranian National Polo team's return to the international scene. Iran is the birthplace of polo but soon after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the sport all but disappeared in Iran. Comeback documents the history of polo in Iran, its near demise, and eventually Iran's return to the international scene.

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‎بخت نسوان Lady Luck: Part Two
Lady Luck is the first instalment of three film collections curated with ROSVAA magazine centering women's stories.
The second part of Lady Luck explores the struggles of coming of age as well as the challenges, choices, and the resilience of adolescent girls in Iran.

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Runaway (2) • Directed by Kim Longinotto & Ziba Mir-Hosseini • 2000 • Iran/United Kingdom

In Tehran, Iran, a group of young girls takes refuge in a women's shelter after they run away from the hardships and suffering experienced in their neglectful, abusive families. This documentary is a compelling feminist work, filled with powerful images that highlight the plight of female victims of oppression and discrimination. Longinotto and Mir-Hosseini’s observational camera seeks out the social change that is already underway, and the individuals in their documentary are firmly presented as the subjects of politics. There is a strong feeling of compassion and respect for the young girls, and, what is more, the emotional and heartfelt bond between them is exceptionally palpable.
In Persian with English Subtitles

Part of:
‎بخت نسوان Lady Luck: Part Two
Lady Luck is the first instalment of three film collections curated with ROSVAA magazine centering women's stories.
The second part of Lady Luck explores the struggles of coming of age as well as the challenges, choices, and the resilience of adolescent girls in Iran.

#LADYLUCK #ROSVAA #Runaway #KimLonginotto #ZibaMir-Hosseini #WomensCinema #JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary #GirlsonFilm #WomeninDocumentary

Runaway (1) • Directed by Kim Longinotto & Ziba Mir-Hosseini • 2000 • Iran/United Kingdom

In Tehran, Iran, a group of young girls takes refuge in a women's shelter after they run away from the hardships and suffering experienced in their neglectful, abusive families. This documentary is a compelling feminist work, filled with powerful images that highlight the plight of female victims of oppression and discrimination. Longinotto and Mir-Hosseini’s observational camera seeks out the social change that is already underway, and the individuals in their documentary are firmly presented as the subjects of politics. There is a strong feeling of compassion and respect for the young girls, and, what is more, the emotional and heartfelt bond between them is exceptionally palpable.
In Persian with English Subtitles

Fest of Duty• Directed by Firouzeh Khosrovani• 2014 • Iran

Growing up with very different cultural values but in the same social circle, Fest of Duty centers on the lives of Maryam and Melika, two cousins and former childhood best friends, who find themselves living very different lives as adults. Melika dreams of a career as an actress, paints her nails, and hangs out with boys, while Maryam wears hijab with conviction, prays, and fasts. This documentary begins with a scene showcasing a compulsory religious ceremony for girls who have reached the age of nine, in which they learn about the religious duties of adulthood. This simple and minimalist documentary is a vibrantly sensitive look at adulthood in Iran, where the dichotomy between religious life and anti-religious life is the nucleus of society. 
In Persian with English Subtitles

Fest of Duty• Directed by Firouzeh Khosrovani• 2014 • Iran

Growing up with very different cultural values but in the same social circle, Fest of Duty centers on the lives of Maryam and Melika, two cousins and former childhood best friends, who find themselves living very different lives as adults. Melika dreams of a career as an actress, paints her nails, and hangs out with boys, while Maryam wears hijab with conviction, prays, and fasts. This documentary begins with a scene showcasing a compulsory religious ceremony for girls who have reached the age of nine, in which they learn about the religious duties of adulthood. This simple and minimalist documentary is a vibrantly sensitive look at adulthood in Iran, where the dichotomy between religious life and anti-religious life is the nucleus of society. 
In Persian with English Subtitles

Part of:
‎بخت نسوان Lady Luck: Part Two
Lady Luck is the first instalment of three film collections curated with ROSVAA magazine centering women's stories.
The second part of Lady Luck explores the struggles of coming of age as well as the challenges, choices, and the resilience of adolescent girls in Iran.

Part of:
‎بخت نسوان Lady Luck: Part Two
Lady Luck is the first instalment of three film collections curated with ROSVAA magazine centering women's stories.
The second part of Lady Luck explores the struggles of coming of age as well as the challenges, choices, and the resilience of adolescent girls in Iran.

Fest of Duty (Directed by Firouzeh Khosrovani • 2014 • Iran) follows two adolescent cousins as they transition into adulthood eight years after their official Fest of Duty, and observes the divergent impact of religious doctrine on the public and private lives of two teenage girls who come to symbolize the conflicting cultural values in Iran today. Fest of Duty is a religious ceremony designed to instil Islamic beliefs and values in girls when they reach the age of nine. 

Runaway (Directed by Kim Longinotto & Ziba Mir-Hosseini • 2000 • Iran/United Kingdom) follows the stories of five young girls who arrive at a refuge in Iran’’s capital city Tehran, having run away from abusive or neglectful families. Some are in despair, others are simply mischievous; but somehow they must all learn to face the future.

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ROSVAA and Docunight Present:
‎بخت نسوان  Lady Luck: Part Two
Lady Luck is the first instalment of three film collections curated with ROSVAA magazine centering women's stories.
The second part of Lady Luck explores the struggles of coming of age as well as the challenges, choices, and the resilience of adolescent girls in Iran.

The Program will be available from July 30th on docunight.com.

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ROSVAA and Docunight Present:
‎بخت نسوان Lady Luck: Part Two
Lady Luck is the first instalment of three film collections curated with @rosvamagazine centering women's stories.

#LADYLUCK #ROSVAA #COMINGSOON #WomensCinema #JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary #GirlsonFilm #WomeninDocumentary

The Faith (2) • Directed by Hossein Torabi • 1970 • Iran

This film captures the mausoleum of Imam Reza, the holy shrine in Mashhad, Iran where people visit, pray, and carry out other religious rituals. The sound of prayer, the passion of those who go to the shrine and pray, and the workers’ endless efforts to keep the space maintained are shown in this short documentary.

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The Faith (1) • Directed by Hossein Torabi • 1970 • Iran

This film captures the mausoleum of Imam Reza, the holy shrine in Mashhad, Iran where people visit, pray, and carry out other religious rituals. The sound of prayer, the passion of those who go to the shrine and pray, and the workers’ endless efforts to keep the space maintained are shown in this short documentary.

#TheFaith #HosseinTorabi #JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary

The Spectacles • Directed by Hossein Torabi • 1978 • Iran

A short film by Hossein Torabi. The story begin with a boy’s routine visit to optometrist. He has poor eyesight and is prescribed with glasses. That is the beginning of the troubles for the little boy, who lives with his single mother in poor outskirts of the capital.

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The Seesaw • Directed by Hossein Torabi • 1969 • Iran

The short film that portrays two couples, one traditional and one modern, given in the backdrop of the playground they met.

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The Faith • Directed by Hossein Torabi • 1970 • Iran

This film captures the mausoleum of Imam Reza, the holy shrine in Mashhad, Iran where people visit, pray, and carry out other religious rituals. The sound of prayer, the passion of those who go to the shrine and pray, and the workers’ endless efforts to keep the space maintained are shown in this short documentary.

#Faith #HosseinTorabi #JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary

The Messenger • Directed by Hossein Torabi • 1976 • Iran

A short film about the small post office in Saman, a small village in rural Iran, and it’s dedicated postman. After the office manager is transferred to another position, the lone postman takes it upon himself to handle the entire office. He cleans, picks up and sorts the mail late at nights, delivers the mail on his bicycle and reads the to illiterate older recipients, doing all he can to prove he’s worthy and capable of managing the small office on his own.

#TheMessenger #HosseinTorabi #JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary

In its first collaboration with ROSVAA, Docunight presents Lady Luck: Part One featuring two documentaries (Divorce Iranian Style and The Broker), which center on Iranian women’s issues and explores women as victims of injustice. Both documentaries invite the viewers to think deeply on feminist discourses and reevaluate dominant patriarchal ideologies. Part two, also featuring two films, is scheduled to be released on July 30th.