Involuntary Perfection • Directed by Reza Sayah • 2020 • Iran

An Iranian man uses the guiding principles of two ancient crafts to overcome the wounds of a broken family and discover the secret to achieving perfection.

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Moving Up • Directed by Loghman Khaledi • 2011 • Iran

Moving Up centers on a garbage collector, Shahriyar, who lives in the city of Kermanshah. As a man who loves books and writing novels, he tries to escape his dull existence by writing imaginative stories. However, due to the demands of his mundane life, he fails to achieve his goal. 
 
Khaledi’s film captures the struggles of this misunderstood man, surrounded by family members and colleagues who insist he must give up his dream and accept actuality. This film brings into conflict Shahriyar’s passion for writing and his difficult work life, highlighting the gulf between reality and fantasy.


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I Want to be King • Directed by Mehdi Gangi• 2015 • Iran

This documentary examines the life of Abbas Barzegar, a simple and stubborn man who at one point welcomed two German tourists into his humble abode. After receiving compliments from them, he decided to remodel his home, add some facilities, and invite other tourists to visit him. With the help of his family, he hospitably receives German and Brazilian tourists, as well as others. However, his ambitions continue to grow, and he dreams of becoming the Khan of his village and establishing a powerful tribe while taking a new, younger second wife.
 
This film focuses on mundane details and naturalistic camerawork and brims with subtle humor. Overall, it demonstrates an impressive degree of ambition.

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The double feature “Megalomania” is now live on Docunight. Featuring: Moving Up • Directed by Loghman Khaledi • 2011 • Iran & I Want to be King • Directed by Mehdi Gangi• 2015 • Iran

Both documentaries revolve around protagonists who in other works might have appeared ideal or distinguished, but who are instead long-winded and self-absorbed. They are, however, met with an abundance of sympathy and curiosity.

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Moving Up (1) • Directed by @loghman.khaledi • 2011 • Iran
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Moving Up centers on a garbage collector, Shahriyar, who lives in the city of Kermanshah. As a man who loves books and writing novels, he tries to escape his dull existence by writing imaginative stories. However, due to the demands of his mundane life, he fails to achieve his goal.
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Khaledi’s film captures the struggles of this misunderstood man, surrounded by family members and colleagues who insist he must give up his dream and accept actuality. This film brings into conflict Shahriyar’s passion for writing and his difficult work life, highlighting the gulf between reality and fantasy.
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Part of the double feature “Megalomania” is now live on Docunight. You can watch this program and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com
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#MovingUp #LoghmanKhaledi #Megalomania #Kermanshah
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Moving Up (2) • Directed by @loghman.khaledi • 2011 • Iran
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Moving Up centers on a garbage collector, Shahriyar, who lives in the city of Kermanshah. As a man who loves books and writing novels, he tries to escape his dull existence by writing imaginative stories. However, due to the demands of his mundane life, he fails to achieve his goal.
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Khaledi’s film captures the struggles of this misunderstood man, surrounded by family members and colleagues who insist he must give up his dream and accept actuality. This film brings into conflict Shahriyar’s passion for writing and his difficult work life, highlighting the gulf between reality and fantasy.
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Part of the double feature “Megalomania” is now live on Docunight. You can watch this program and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com
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#MovingUp #LoghmanKhaledi #Megalomania #Kermanshah
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I Want to be A King (1) • Directed by Mehdi Gangi• 2015 • Iran

This documentary examines the life of Abbas Barzegar, a simple and stubborn man who at one point welcomed two German tourists into his humble abode. After receiving compliments from them, he decided to remodel his home, add some facilities, and invite other tourists to visit him. With the help of his family, he hospitably receives German and Brazilian tourists, as well as others. However, his ambitions continue to grow, and he dreams of becoming the Khan of his village and establishing a powerful tribe while taking a new, younger second wife.
 
This film focuses on mundane details and naturalistic camerawork and brims with subtle humor. Overall, it demonstrates an impressive degree of ambition.

Part of the double feature “Megalomania” is now live on Docunight. You can watch this program and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com

#IWanttobeKing #MehdiGangi #Megalomania
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I Want to be A King (2) • Directed by Mehdi Gangi• 2015 • Iran

This documentary examines the life of Abbas Barzegar, a simple and stubborn man who at one point welcomed two German tourists into his humble abode. After receiving compliments from them, he decided to remodel his home, add some facilities, and invite other tourists to visit him. With the help of his family, he hospitably receives German and Brazilian tourists, as well as others. However, his ambitions continue to grow, and he dreams of becoming the Khan of his village and establishing a powerful tribe while taking a new, younger second wife.
 
This film focuses on mundane details and naturalistic camerawork and brims with subtle humor. Overall, it demonstrates an impressive degree of ambition.

Part of the double feature “Megalomania” is now live on Docunight. You can watch this program and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com

#IWanttobeKing #MehdiGangi #Megalomania
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Don’t miss your FINAL CHANCE to see #VHSDIARIES !
This brilliant film by Niyaz Saghari will be leaving Docunight on August 31st.
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VHS Diaries • Directed by Niyaz Saghari • 2020
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During the period when video was banned in Iran, Niyaz Saghari preserved her defiant enthusiasm for cinema by collating diaries. By incorporating her personal VHS film archive, hand-written diaries, and interviews with avid cinephiles and underground video dealers into her film, she passionately, and with exquisite nuance, frames the love for cinema as a compromising reality.
Saghari’s film is an homage to the history of cinema, foreign film distribution in Iran during the 80’s, and an entire generation’s immense fondness of cinema, which they used to break free from the restrictions of the time. Despite being a relatively simple story, it is exquisitely told. Saghari captures haunting, nostalgic moments and intensely emotional experiences that will surely remain in any viewer’s mind for a very long time.
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#DocunightCurrentAffairs Free screening of selective documentaries:
A film about former Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh on the anniversary of a covert operation that brought down.
August 19-26, free to watch for everyone.
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‎#وقایع_روز_در_داکیونایت مستندی درباره محمد مصدق در شصت و هشتمین سالگرد #۲۸مرداد
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‎این فیلم از پنج شنبه ۲۸ مرداد تا پنج شنبه ۴ شهریور به طور رایگان در سایت داکیونایت در دسترس همه خواهد بود.
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A Little Stiff • Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 1991 • USA

A Little Stiff is a minimalist comedy based on true events and re-enacted by the actual participants. Caveh Zahedi plays himself as a neurotic film student who develops a crush on art student Erin McKim after a brief encounter in an elevator. Great movie!

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A Little Stiff • Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 1991 • USA

A Little Stiff is a minimalist comedy based on true events and re-enacted by the actual participants. Caveh Zahedi plays himself as a neurotic film student who develops a crush on art student Erin McKim after a brief encounter in an elevator. Great movie!

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

A Little Stiff (1) • Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 1991 • USA

A Little Stiff is a minimalist comedy based on true events and re-enacted by the actual participants. Caveh Zahedi plays himself as a neurotic film student who develops a crush on art student Erin McKim after a brief encounter in an elevator. Great movie!

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

I Am A Sex Addict (1) • 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

A Little Stiff (2) • Directed by Caveh Zahedi • 1991 • USA

A Little Stiff is a minimalist comedy based on true events and re-enacted by the actual participants. Caveh Zahedi plays himself as a neurotic film student who develops a crush on art student Erin McKim after a brief encounter in an elevator. Great movie!

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

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

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

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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

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

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.