A Journey Into Zero Space • Directed by Dawood Hilmandi • 2016 • Afghanistan, Iran, the Netherlands, USA
‘A Journey Into Zero Space’ is a triptych at the border between autobiographical fiction and experimental film essay, investigating and re-living archives of the past by reflecting on them and on current events. Montage and self-projection are employed to question the notions of authority, history, imagination and home. The triptych includes the three chapters: No King’s Day (2017), Dear Bob Dear Baba (2016) and Me Montage (2016).
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‘A Journey Into Zero Space’ is a triptych at the border between autobiographical fiction and experimental film essay, investigating and re-living archives of the past by reflecting on them and on current events. Montage and self-projection are employed to question the notions of authority, history, imagination and home. The triptych includes the three chapters: No King’s Day (2017), Dear Bob Dear Baba (2016) and Me Montage (2016).
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A Journey Into Zero Space (1) • Directed by Dawood Hilmandi • 2016 • Afghanistan, Iran, the Netherlands, USA
‘A Journey Into Zero Space’ is a triptych at the border between autobiographical fiction and experimental film essay, investigating and re-living archives of the past by reflecting on them and on current events. Montage and self-projection are employed to question the notions of authority, history, imagination and home. The triptych includes the three chapters: No King’s Day (2017), Dear Bob Dear Baba (2016) and Me Montage (2016).
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‘A Journey Into Zero Space’ is a triptych at the border between autobiographical fiction and experimental film essay, investigating and re-living archives of the past by reflecting on them and on current events. Montage and self-projection are employed to question the notions of authority, history, imagination and home. The triptych includes the three chapters: No King’s Day (2017), Dear Bob Dear Baba (2016) and Me Montage (2016).
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A Journey Into Zero Space (2) • Directed by Dawood Hilmandi • 2016 • Afghanistan, Iran, the Netherlands, USA
‘A Journey Into Zero Space’ is a triptych at the border between autobiographical fiction and experimental film essay, investigating and re-living archives of the past by reflecting on them and on current events. Montage and self-projection are employed to question the notions of authority, history, imagination and home. The triptych includes the three chapters: No King’s Day (2017), Dear Bob Dear Baba (2016) and Me Montage (2016).
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‘A Journey Into Zero Space’ is a triptych at the border between autobiographical fiction and experimental film essay, investigating and re-living archives of the past by reflecting on them and on current events. Montage and self-projection are employed to question the notions of authority, history, imagination and home. The triptych includes the three chapters: No King’s Day (2017), Dear Bob Dear Baba (2016) and Me Montage (2016).
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In partnership with Docunight and the Kiarostami Foundation, the Rethinking Iran initiative at SAIS Johns Hopkins is pleased to present the Rethinking Iran Documentary Film Festival taking place April 7-9th! This selection of films highlights some of the most pressing socio-cultural issues facing Iranian society today.
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Chauka, Please Tell Us the Time • Directed by Arash Kamali Sarvestani and Behrouz Boochani • 2017 • Papua New Guinea
Shot entirely on a smartphone, Chauka, Please Tell Us the Time reveals the banality and brutality of life found inside Australia’s Manus Regional Processing Center in Papua New Guinea. Having been forced to flee Iran due to his involvement in activism, Behrouz Boochani was intercepted by Australian authorities while attempting a boat crossing from Indonesia to Australia. He was then incarcerated in the Manus Island detention center. While there, he recorded the lives of the refugees using his smartphone, capturing footage that attested to the immense pain and suffering they experienced. In this high-security facility, various forms of purposeful oppression intersect to create friction and despair among the refugees, in many cases breaking their spirits.
This documentary above all criticizes how the Australian government punished asylum seekers on this remote island. However, it also clearly shows the beauty of the island’s locals and their culture; indeed, they too are victims under this system founded on colonialism. Rather than relying on violent scenes, the film makes use of interviews with the refugees, intermingled with stunning and powerful shots of nature found around the facility, to construct a poetic documentary.
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Shot entirely on a smartphone, Chauka, Please Tell Us the Time reveals the banality and brutality of life found inside Australia’s Manus Regional Processing Center in Papua New Guinea. Having been forced to flee Iran due to his involvement in activism, Behrouz Boochani was intercepted by Australian authorities while attempting a boat crossing from Indonesia to Australia. He was then incarcerated in the Manus Island detention center. While there, he recorded the lives of the refugees using his smartphone, capturing footage that attested to the immense pain and suffering they experienced. In this high-security facility, various forms of purposeful oppression intersect to create friction and despair among the refugees, in many cases breaking their spirits.
This documentary above all criticizes how the Australian government punished asylum seekers on this remote island. However, it also clearly shows the beauty of the island’s locals and their culture; indeed, they too are victims under this system founded on colonialism. Rather than relying on violent scenes, the film makes use of interviews with the refugees, intermingled with stunning and powerful shots of nature found around the facility, to construct a poetic documentary.
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Tell Spring Not to Come This Year • Directed by Saeed Taji Farouky and Michael McEvoy • 2015 • Afghanistan / UK
When NATO’s International Security Assistance Force handed over security efforts in Afghanistan to the newly formed Afghan National Army, these soldiers were forced to contend with misfortune beyond their imagination. Tell Spring Not to Come This Year is an influential, beautifully crafted documentary that follows the grim and intense lives of Afghan National Army soldiers as they courageously fight the Taliban completely on their own after the US withdrew troops from the country. These soldiers are left with little equipment and almost no salary, with only hope and a bond of brotherhood to unite them.
This documentary carries urgency and power in each shot, and above all it is an intelligent, original, intricate, and well-directed film. The mood of the soundtrack perfectly matches the cinematic melancholy and romanticism. The documentary’s intentional slowness causes the pace to slink sensuously and creates a feeling of deep dolor that may be felt throughout the entire film.
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When NATO’s International Security Assistance Force handed over security efforts in Afghanistan to the newly formed Afghan National Army, these soldiers were forced to contend with misfortune beyond their imagination. Tell Spring Not to Come This Year is an influential, beautifully crafted documentary that follows the grim and intense lives of Afghan National Army soldiers as they courageously fight the Taliban completely on their own after the US withdrew troops from the country. These soldiers are left with little equipment and almost no salary, with only hope and a bond of brotherhood to unite them.
This documentary carries urgency and power in each shot, and above all it is an intelligent, original, intricate, and well-directed film. The mood of the soundtrack perfectly matches the cinematic melancholy and romanticism. The documentary’s intentional slowness causes the pace to slink sensuously and creates a feeling of deep dolor that may be felt throughout the entire film.
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Tell Spring Not to Come This Year (1) • Directed by Saeed Taji Farouky and Michael McEvoy • 2015 • Afghanistan / UK
When NATO’s International Security Assistance Force handed over security efforts in Afghanistan to the newly formed Afghan National Army, these soldiers were forced to contend with misfortune beyond their imagination. Tell Spring Not to Come This Year is an influential, beautifully crafted documentary that follows the grim and intense lives of Afghan National Army soldiers as they courageously fight the Taliban completely on their own after the US withdrew troops from the country. These soldiers are left with little equipment and almost no salary, with only hope and a bond of brotherhood to unite them.
This documentary carries urgency and power in each shot, and above all it is an intelligent, original, intricate, and well-directed film. The mood of the soundtrack perfectly matches the cinematic melancholy and romanticism. The documentary’s intentional slowness causes the pace to slink sensuously and creates a feeling of deep dolor that may be felt throughout the entire film.
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When NATO’s International Security Assistance Force handed over security efforts in Afghanistan to the newly formed Afghan National Army, these soldiers were forced to contend with misfortune beyond their imagination. Tell Spring Not to Come This Year is an influential, beautifully crafted documentary that follows the grim and intense lives of Afghan National Army soldiers as they courageously fight the Taliban completely on their own after the US withdrew troops from the country. These soldiers are left with little equipment and almost no salary, with only hope and a bond of brotherhood to unite them.
This documentary carries urgency and power in each shot, and above all it is an intelligent, original, intricate, and well-directed film. The mood of the soundtrack perfectly matches the cinematic melancholy and romanticism. The documentary’s intentional slowness causes the pace to slink sensuously and creates a feeling of deep dolor that may be felt throughout the entire film.
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"A country without documentary cinema is like a family without a photo album" -Patricio Guzman
This quote serves as a kind of motto for us here at Docunight, and the work and importance of mothers to any family albums is not lost on us. Wishing a happy mother's day to all ❤
This quote serves as a kind of motto for us here at Docunight, and the work and importance of mothers to any family albums is not lost on us. Wishing a happy mother's day to all ❤
Tell Spring Not to Come This Year • Directed by Saeed Taji Farouky and Michael McEvoy • 2015 • Afghanistan / UK
When NATO’s International Security Assistance Force handed over security efforts in Afghanistan to the newly formed Afghan National Army, these soldiers were forced to contend with misfortune beyond their imagination. Tell Spring Not to Come This Year is an influential, beautifully crafted documentary that follows the grim and intense lives of Afghan National Army soldiers as they courageously fight the Taliban completely on their own after the US withdrew troops from the country. These soldiers are left with little equipment and almost no salary, with only hope and a bond of brotherhood to unite them.
This documentary carries urgency and power in each shot, and above all it is an intelligent, original, intricate, and well-directed film. The mood of the soundtrack perfectly matches the cinematic melancholy and romanticism. The documentary’s intentional slowness causes the pace to slink sensuously and creates a feeling of deep dolor that may be felt throughout the entire film.
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#TellSpringNottoComeThisYear #SaeedTajiFarouky #MichaelMcEvoy #JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #Afghanistan #AfghanCinema
When NATO’s International Security Assistance Force handed over security efforts in Afghanistan to the newly formed Afghan National Army, these soldiers were forced to contend with misfortune beyond their imagination. Tell Spring Not to Come This Year is an influential, beautifully crafted documentary that follows the grim and intense lives of Afghan National Army soldiers as they courageously fight the Taliban completely on their own after the US withdrew troops from the country. These soldiers are left with little equipment and almost no salary, with only hope and a bond of brotherhood to unite them.
This documentary carries urgency and power in each shot, and above all it is an intelligent, original, intricate, and well-directed film. The mood of the soundtrack perfectly matches the cinematic melancholy and romanticism. The documentary’s intentional slowness causes the pace to slink sensuously and creates a feeling of deep dolor that may be felt throughout the entire film.
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Tell Spring Not to Come This Year • Directed by Saeed Taji Farouky and Michael McEvoy • 2015 • Afghanistan / UK
When NATO’s International Security Assistance Force handed over security efforts in Afghanistan to the newly formed Afghan National Army, these soldiers were forced to contend with misfortune beyond their imagination. Tell Spring Not to Come This Year is an influential, beautifully crafted documentary that follows the grim and intense lives of Afghan National Army soldiers as they courageously fight the Taliban completely on their own after the US withdrew troops from the country. These soldiers are left with little equipment and almost no salary, with only hope and a bond of brotherhood to unite them.
This documentary carries urgency and power in each shot, and above all it is an intelligent, original, intricate, and well-directed film. The mood of the soundtrack perfectly matches the cinematic melancholy and romanticism. The documentary’s intentional slowness causes the pace to slink sensuously and creates a feeling of deep dolor that may be felt throughout the entire film.
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When NATO’s International Security Assistance Force handed over security efforts in Afghanistan to the newly formed Afghan National Army, these soldiers were forced to contend with misfortune beyond their imagination. Tell Spring Not to Come This Year is an influential, beautifully crafted documentary that follows the grim and intense lives of Afghan National Army soldiers as they courageously fight the Taliban completely on their own after the US withdrew troops from the country. These soldiers are left with little equipment and almost no salary, with only hope and a bond of brotherhood to unite them.
This documentary carries urgency and power in each shot, and above all it is an intelligent, original, intricate, and well-directed film. The mood of the soundtrack perfectly matches the cinematic melancholy and romanticism. The documentary’s intentional slowness causes the pace to slink sensuously and creates a feeling of deep dolor that may be felt throughout the entire film.
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Tehran without Permission • Directed by Sepideh Farsi • 2009
Tehran without Permission is a collage-style portrait of a city in flux. With a blend of characters from two different generations in various cityscapes — including women at a beauty salon, men relaxing at cafés, taxi drivers, hip-hop artists, street performers, and the restless youth — Farsi paints a picture of a city beset by social and political tension, held aloft only by the indomitable spirit and character of its population. Featuring a mixture of footage shot around the capital showing conversations about diverse aspects of life in contemporary Iran, this film is a compelling account of Tehran in transition.
Armed only with a Nokia camera phone and her own daring and witty character, Farsi combs the streets of Tehran, recording conversations and scenes that she later edits into this illuminating, intimate look at life in Iran’s capital.
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Tehran without Permission is a collage-style portrait of a city in flux. With a blend of characters from two different generations in various cityscapes — including women at a beauty salon, men relaxing at cafés, taxi drivers, hip-hop artists, street performers, and the restless youth — Farsi paints a picture of a city beset by social and political tension, held aloft only by the indomitable spirit and character of its population. Featuring a mixture of footage shot around the capital showing conversations about diverse aspects of life in contemporary Iran, this film is a compelling account of Tehran in transition.
Armed only with a Nokia camera phone and her own daring and witty character, Farsi combs the streets of Tehran, recording conversations and scenes that she later edits into this illuminating, intimate look at life in Iran’s capital.
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The Journey of Maryam • Directed by Sepideh Farsi • 2003
In search of the father she has not seen in years, Maryam travels to Tehran. The film is shot entirely from the vantage point of Maryam, the invisible heroine, who wanders the streets of her childhood with a photo of her father in hand, stopping only to ask those around her if they know the person in the photo. The slowness of this film not only gives the setting a sense of nostalgia but also creates pauses in which the audience has time to reflect on Maryam, her life, and her interactions with the people of Tehran.
This documentary is above all a poignant and poetic meditation on family bonds, the nature of memory, longing, loss, and the search for identity. The Journey of Maryam designates Sepideh Farsi’s universe as a poetical no-man’s land found somewhere between fiction and documentary, a place in which to explore the intricacies of cultural identity.
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In search of the father she has not seen in years, Maryam travels to Tehran. The film is shot entirely from the vantage point of Maryam, the invisible heroine, who wanders the streets of her childhood with a photo of her father in hand, stopping only to ask those around her if they know the person in the photo. The slowness of this film not only gives the setting a sense of nostalgia but also creates pauses in which the audience has time to reflect on Maryam, her life, and her interactions with the people of Tehran.
This documentary is above all a poignant and poetic meditation on family bonds, the nature of memory, longing, loss, and the search for identity. The Journey of Maryam designates Sepideh Farsi’s universe as a poetical no-man’s land found somewhere between fiction and documentary, a place in which to explore the intricacies of cultural identity.
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