Vybusne politicky iransky dokument bassidji natoceny v iranskofrancouzskosvycarske koprodukci. The 3 continents festival in nantes, france nov 24 dec 1 this year gives over a large majority of its competition section to asian films. Iranianborn filmmaker mehran tamadon goes inside the bassidj, the civilian paramilitary group that began as a volunteer militia during the 1980s iraniraq war and today. For three years, mehran tamadon immersed himself into the very heart of the most extremist supporters of the islamic republic of iran the bassidjis to understand their ideas. Arab filmmakers rattle toronto fest cage hollywood reporter. Tamadon mehran s bassidji wins jihlava documentary fest 20091102t16. Controversial dox official programme programme 2010.
Im an iranian who doesnt think like them and i tell them so. Tamadon mehrans bassidji wins jihlava documentary fest. It is the iranian new year, we are near the iraqi border. He is tall and charismatic and is called nader malekkandi. Cleanflix d andrew james and joshua ligairi, usa world premiere. Bassidji gives us images from a landscape where martyrs are celebrated as idols. Muslims, mormons featured in toronto hollywood reporter. In a dessert, on a hill, men, women in chadors along with small children wander the large open air museum which stands in the memory of the martyrs of the iraniraq war. Pendant trois ans, il a penetre le monde des bassidji, une force paramilitaire iranienne.
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Filmmaker mehran tamadon embeds with the bassidjis, irans most extreme supporters. He attended the school of architecture of parisla villette, and received his diploma in 2000. In 2000 he returned to iran, working there for four years as an architect. As in past years, global issues and character studies dominate the sidebar, with mehran tamadon bringing bassidji, a portrait of extremist supporters of irans islamic regime, israeli director. Doc alliance launches online distribution portal news. Tamadon mehran s bassidji won the opus bonum at the jilhlava international documentary film festivall in the czech republic, which closed on november 1.
Doc alliance contacts index of films contents artist in focus philippe grandrieux nathalie djurberg vincent moon dox. Announced late tuesday morning is the lineup for the midnight madness, real to reel, and wavelength sections of the toronto international film festival. The awardwinning canadian jewish news cjn is canadas largest, weekly jewish newspaper with an audited circulation of nearly 32,000 and read by more than 100,000 people each week. In a desert, on a hill, men, women in chadors, and children wander in a vast openair museum raised in memory of the martyrs of the iraniraq war. The iranian director mehran tamadon has used no less than three years to get the. It is iranian new year and we are close to the iraqi border. In a desert, on a hill, men and women in chadors and children wander through a vast open air museum dedicated to the memory of the martyrs of the iraniraq war. Tamadon grabs the countrys ideological split by the roots, and if all you know about iran is what you read in newspaper headlines, you are up for quite a few surprises. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. Bassidji gives us images from a landscape where martyrs are celebrated as idols and the wreckages of bombed tanks stick out of the desert sand like fossils from endless wars. Dox 2009 international documentary film festival, copenhagen, denmark. Zagrebdox is an international documentary film festival taking place in zagreb every year, in late february early march. Download it free so that the song may become like a rumbling storm.
Meheran tamadon, an atheist iranian director who grew up in europe, decides. Iranian filmmaker mehran tamadon will do his best to shift that spotlight thursday evening when his feature documentary bassidji, a portrait of the iranian governments feared militiamen, bows. Mehran tamadon arrived in france at the age of 12, in 1984. Tomorrow they will feature mehran tamadon s bassidji. Dox is going the whole hog with a gigantic youtube party.
White stripes canadian tour doc to premiere at tiff cbc. Jihlava international documentary film festival 2009 winner. Emily blunt to star with jamie dornan in john patrick shanleys wild mountain thyme for bleecker street. In a bold move for a documentary maker, iranian expat mehran tamadon convinced four hardliners to experiment with a pluralistic. International film festival bratislava 2009 by laco nemeth. Mehran tamadon, brouillon dun film, bassidji, 2009. Mehran tamadon est iranien, athee et vit en france. Since 2002 his career has taken a distinctly artistic turn as a filmmaker. Docunight films will be diverse in subject and will run the gamut. In 2009, he directed his first feature film, bassidji, which recounts his meeting with the.
The toronto film festival has snagged the world preem of jennifers body, starring megan fox and helmed by karyn kusama girlfight, to open its popular genre program midnight madness sept. The world premieres of documentaries about the white stripes crosscanada tour and an investigation of why bees are dying will be screened as part of the toronto international film festival this. Il est grand et charismatique et sappelle nader malekkandi. Ce documentariste invite ses adversaires au dialogue. Mehran tamadon is iranian architect and filmmaker arrived in france as a boy of 12, in 1984. With iranian he continues his unique approach of engaging in a. Zagrebdox is a specialized festival that presents the best creative documentary films with an imaginary form and choice of topics th. Bassidji 2009, about the defenders of the islamic republic of iran, is his first feature documentary. Dialogue with the mullahs as the director of the film. Iranian holy men drew praise in the czech republic saturday when the jihlava docu fest awarded its top prize to bassidji martyrs, mehran tamadon s examination of fundamentalist islam.
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