In dit programma presenteren we films over ambachtelijk meesterschap in Iran. Na afloop is er een talk met de uit Iran afkomstige beeldend kunstenaar Nosrat Mansouri.
Meals and Felt (Nederlandse première)
Engels ondertiteld
Leila Khalilzadeh
21′
Akbar Pir Ahmadi is one of the few master craftsmen who make felt in Shiraz, Iran. He begins his routine working day early in the morning. Many people visit him during the day: A friend for help, two customers for buying felt, and his little girl who has her lunch with her father… In the evening, he goes to the Zurkhaneh (Iran traditional gymnasium) to practice Pahlevani rituals.
Silent Masks (Nederlandse première)
Engels ondertiteld
Mazin M Sherabayani
13′
Lonely and isolated in a land where once was the cradle of images and sculptors, an artist is struggling to attract spectators, while commercial and popular arts are substituting the aesthetic of his true art.
Someone is Weaving (Nederlandse première)
Engels ondertiteld
Leila Khalilzadeh
21′
In the village of Nashalj in Iran, Gohar Andalib recounts her life: childhood, poverty, youth, love failure, marriage, and her husband’s death. She devoted her entire life to making Giveh (Iranian traditional shoes). She feels happy, because she is weaving.