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ROSVAA and Docunight Present: رقص ناتمام  The Never Ending Dance 
The Never Ending Dance is the second instalment of three film collections curated with ROSVAA magazine centering women's stories.
The collection explores the challenges of marginalized female artists in the societies in which they live and work.

Nessa (1) • Directed by Loghman Khaledi • 2021 • Iran

Constrained by the patriarchy and dogmatic family members, Nessa, a young Iranian Kurd, pursues her dream of becoming an actress. Despite being beaten by her brother, she never lets go of her ambitions - in fact, she constantly strives to find herself in the spotlight. Khaledi captures the struggle of a woman who is torn between the values of modern-day Iran and the conservative, traditional values that undermine women. The film exposes what passes for normal in a small city, particularly in a family with traditional beliefs.

Parhami incorporates interviews with young woman artists and the legendary Iranian actors Pouri Banaie and Bahman Mofid, who once acted alongside Shahzaad. Her connection with and fondness for them are palpable and enhance the key moments of love and grief in the film.

Both documentaries present resilient, independent women whose situations may be viewed as opposites: Shahrzaad's battle is seen through the trajectory of her life, from once being a famous figure to having nothing, while, conversely, Nessa's battle is an attempt to rise from nothing to become an artist.

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#TheNeverEndingDance #ROSVAA #ShahrzaadsTale #ShahinParhami #Shahrzaad #Nessa #LogmanKhaledi #OnDocunight #NowShowing #JustAdded #IranianCinema #IranianDocumentaryj

ROSVAA and Docunight Present: رقص ناتمام  The Never Ending Dance 
The Never Ending Dance is the second instalment of three film collections curated with ROSVAA magazine centering women's stories.
The collection explores the challenges of marginalized female artists in the societies in which they live and work.

Shahrzaad’s Tale (2) • Directed by Shahin Parhami • 2015 • Iran/Canada/Korea)

Shahrzaad’s Tale is a documentary that subtly explores the tragic and miserable life of Shahrzaad (pseudonym of Kobra Sa'idi), an actress, poet, and film director who played a pioneering role in Iranian cinema before the Revolution of 1979. Having lost the comforts of her former life, she now lives in a dilapidated house in a remote village. However, the former actress never appears hopeless or weak in front of Parhami’s camera. The parallel editing of shots of modern-day Tehran with film footage from the 60’s showcasing Shahrzaad as an actress and dancer clearly illustrates Parhami’s sharp sense of style and storytelling.

Parhami incorporates interviews with young woman artists and the legendary Iranian actors Pouri Banaie and Bahman Mofid, who once acted alongside Shahzaad. Her connection with and fondness for them are palpable and enhance the key moments of love and grief in the film.

Both documentaries present resilient, independent women whose situations may be viewed as opposites: Shahrzaad's battle is seen through the trajectory of her life, from once being a famous figure to having nothing, while, conversely, Nessa's battle is an attempt to rise from nothing to become an artist.

You can watch this and all our documentaries by becoming a member via Docunight.com

#TheNeverEndingDance #ROSVAA #ShahrzaadsTale #ShahinParhami #Shahrzaad #Nessa #LogmanKhaledi #OnDocunight #NowShowing #JustAdded #IranianCinema #IranianDocumentaryj

ROSVAA and Docunight Present: رقص ناتمام  The Never Ending Dance 
The Never Ending Dance is the second instalment of three film collections curated with ROSVAA magazine centering women's stories.
The collection explores the challenges of marginalized female artists in the societies in which they live and work.

Shahrzaad’s Tale (1) • Directed by Shahin Parhami • 2015 • Iran/Canada/Korea)

Shahrzaad’s Tale is a documentary that subtly explores the tragic and miserable life of Shahrzaad (pseudonym of Kobra Sa'idi), an actress, poet, and film director who played a pioneering role in Iranian cinema before the Revolution of 1979. Having lost the comforts of her former life, she now lives in a dilapidated house in a remote village. However, the former actress never appears hopeless or weak in front of Parhami’s camera. The parallel editing of shots of modern-day Tehran with film footage from the 60’s showcasing Shahrzaad as an actress and dancer clearly illustrates Parhami’s sharp sense of style and storytelling.

Both documentaries present resilient, independent women whose situations may be viewed as opposites: Shahrzaad's battle is seen through the trajectory of her life, from once being a famous figure to having nothing, while, conversely, Nessa's battle is an attempt to rise from nothing to become an artist.

You can watch this and all our documentaries by becoming a member via Docunight.com

#TheNeverEndingDance #ROSVAA #ShahrzaadsTale #ShahinParhami #Shahrzaad #Nessa #LogmanKhaledi #OnDocunight #NowShowing #JustAdded #IranianCinema #IranianDocumentary

ROSVAA and Docunight Present: رقص ناتمام  The Never Ending Dance 
The Never Ending Dance is the second instalment of three film collections curated with ROSVAA magazine centering women's stories.
The collection explores the challenges of marginalized female artists in the societies in which they live and work.

Nessa • Directed by Loghman Khaledi • 2021 • Iran

Constrained by the patriarchy and dogmatic family members, Nessa, a young Iranian Kurd, pursues her dream of becoming an actress. Despite being beaten by her brother, she never lets go of her ambitions - in fact, she constantly strives to find herself in the spotlight. Khaledi captures the struggle of a woman who is torn between the values of modern-day Iran and the conservative, traditional values that undermine women. The film exposes what passes for normal in a small city, particularly in a family with traditional beliefs.

Parhami incorporates interviews with young woman artists and the legendary Iranian actors Pouri Banaie and Bahman Mofid, who once acted alongside Shahzaad. Her connection with and fondness for them are palpable and enhance the key moments of love and grief in the film.

Both documentaries present resilient, independent women whose situations may be viewed as opposites: Shahrzaad's battle is seen through the trajectory of her life, from once being a famous figure to having nothing, while, conversely, Nessa's battle is an attempt to rise from nothing to become an artist.

You can watch this and all our documentaries by becoming a member via Docunight.com

#TheNeverEndingDance #ROSVAA #ShahrzaadsTale #ShahinParhami #Shahrzaad #Nessa #LogmanKhaledi #OnDocunight #NowShowing #JustAdded #IranianCinema #IranianDocumentaryj

ROSVAA and Docunight Present: رقص ناتمام  The Never Ending Dance 
The Never Ending Dance is the second instalment of three film collections curated with ROSVAA magazine centering women's stories.
The collection explores the challenges of marginalized female artists in the societies in which they live and work.

Shahrzaad’s Tale • Directed by Shahin Parhami • 2015 • Iran/Canada/Korea)

Shahrzaad’s Tale is a documentary that subtly explores the tragic and miserable life of Shahrzaad (pseudonym of Kobra Sa'idi), an actress, poet, and film director who played a pioneering role in Iranian cinema before the Revolution of 1979. Having lost the comforts of her former life, she now lives in a dilapidated house in a remote village. However, the former actress never appears hopeless or weak in front of Parhami’s camera. The parallel editing of shots of modern-day Tehran with film footage from the 60’s showcasing Shahrzaad as an actress and dancer clearly illustrates Parhami’s sharp sense of style and storytelling.

ROSVAA and Docunight Present: رقص ناتمام  The Never Ending Dance 
The Never Ending Dance is the second instalment of three film collections curated with ROSVAA magazine centering women's stories.
The collection explores the challenges of marginalized female artists in the societies in which they live and work.

Shahrzaad’s Tale • Directed by Shahin Parhami • 2015 • Iran/Canada/Korea)

Nessa • Directed by Loghman Khaledi • 2021 • Iran

Both documentaries present resilient, independent women whose situations may be viewed as opposites: Shahrzaad's battle is seen through the trajectory of her life, from once being a famous figure to having nothing, while, conversely, Nessa's battle is an attempt to rise from nothing to become an artist.

You can watch this and all our documentaries by becoming a member via Docunight.com

#TheNeverEndingDance #ROSVAA #ShahrzaadsTale #ShahinParhami #Shahrzaad #Nessa #LogmanKhaledi #OnDocunight #NowShowing #JustAdded #IranianCinema #IranianDocumentary

Like the arid, unending landscape, the woman’s existence seems to lack any dynamism, gradually raising questions about the meaning of life.

The Rock • Directed by Hamid Jafari • 2015 • Iran

Swathed from head to toe in black, a woman is breaking stones out of a rock wall using a crowbar and her bare hands. For several minutes we watch her prying, pushing, bashing, awkwardly wrestling in her flapping robes, until the block she is after finally comes crashing down, right next to the lens of the low camera and her bare feet. Stone by stone, the blocks are loaded onto a truck, and the driver gives her some money – she has earned her wage. In a stone cave dwelling they built themselves, she tends to her elderly husband before returning the next day to the never-ending work. Her daily routine resembles the torment of Sisyphus – a dusty chore she is doomed to repeat forever. The stony, reddish moonlike landscape of southern Iran and the traditional way of life lend an almost biblical atmosphere to this serene, aesthetically filmed visual poem.

Fragments of A Revolution • Directed by Sahand Sarhaddi • 2019 • Iran/Sweden

An experimental film about narrations of two journal photos from Iran's revolution 1979.

#FiDanSelection #FiDanSelection #FragmentsofARevolution #SahandSarhaddi #90s #90sDocumentary #90sCinema #OnDocunight #NowShowing #JustAdded #IranianCinema #IranianDocumentary

Amour du Réel • Directed by Iman Behrouzi • 2017 • Iran

After working abroad for several years, a filmmaker returns to his family home in Shiraz, Iran to make a film for the woman he loves. His exploration of his feelings and of the cross-cultural and geographical barriers to pursuing this relationship eventually spark introspections among members of his family, as they express their emotions to one another in new ways in front of the camera. A documentary about cross-generational understandings of love and emotion set in current day Iran.

#FiDanSelection #FiDanSelection #AmourduRéel #ImanBehrouzi #90s #90sDocumentary #90sCinema #OnDocunight #NowShowing #JustAdded #IranianCinema #IranianDocumentary

Like the arid, unending landscape, the woman’s existence seems to lack any dynamism, gradually raising questions about the meaning of life.

The Rock • Directed by Hamid Jafari • 2015 • Iran

Swathed from head to toe in black, a woman is breaking stones out of a rock wall using a crowbar and her bare hands. For several minutes we watch her prying, pushing, bashing, awkwardly wrestling in her flapping robes, until the block she is after finally comes crashing down, right next to the lens of the low camera and her bare feet. Stone by stone, the blocks are loaded onto a truck, and the driver gives her some money – she has earned her wage. In a stone cave dwelling they built themselves, she tends to her elderly husband before returning the next day to the never-ending work. Her daily routine resembles the torment of Sisyphus – a dusty chore she is doomed to repeat forever. The stony, reddish moonlike landscape of southern Iran and the traditional way of life lend an almost biblical atmosphere to this serene, aesthetically filmed visual poem.

Fragments of A Revolution • Directed by Sahand Sarhaddi • 2019 • Iran/Sweden

An experimental film about narrations of two journal photos from Iran's revolution 1979.

#FiDanSelection #FiDanSelection #FragmentsofARevolution #SahandSarhaddi #90s #90sDocumentary #90sCinema #OnDocunight #NowShowing #JustAdded #IranianCinema #IranianDocumentary

Amour du Réel • Directed by Iman Behrouzi • 2017 • Iran

After working abroad for several years, a filmmaker returns to his family home in Shiraz, Iran to make a film for the woman he loves. His exploration of his feelings and of the cross-cultural and geographical barriers to pursuing this relationship eventually spark introspections among members of his family, as they express their emotions to one another in new ways in front of the camera. A documentary about cross-generational understandings of love and emotion set in current day Iran.

#FiDanSelection #FiDanSelection #AmourduRéel #ImanBehrouzi #90s #90sDocumentary #90sCinema #OnDocunight #NowShowing #JustAdded #IranianCinema #IranianDocumentary

FiDan Selection: Three outstanding short documentaries of the 90’s, as selected by @fidanfilms

Amour du Réel • Directed by Iman Behrouzi • 2017 • Iran


Fragments of A Revolution • Directed by Sahand Sarhaddi • 2019 • Iran/Sweden


The Rock • Directed by Hamid Jafari • 2015 • Iran

#FiDanSelection #FiDanSelection #AmourduRéel #ImanBehrouzi #FragmentsofARevolution #SahandSarhaddi #TheRock #HamidJafari #90s #90sDocumentary #90sCinema #OnDocunight #NowShowing #JustAdded #IranianCinema #IranianDocumentary

I Am A Sex Addict (2) • Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 2006 • USA

On the eve of his third marriage, Caveh tells the story of how his attraction to prostitutes and his compulsive honesty combined to destroy each of his past relationships.

#IAmASexAddict #CavehZahedi #JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #ExperimentalDocumentary #ExperimentalFilm #IranianDocumentary #IranianCinema