It’s been a while, and we’ve missed you. We hope you are well!
On our side, we’ve been keeping busy, and we’re happy to be back with our newsletter, our new films (by Rakhshan Banietemad, Hossein Torabi, Caveh Zahedi and many more) and our new Telegram Channel that you can follow at https://t.me/docunight
Don’t forget that you can always find our full list of films on our Website, Instagram and Facebook pages.
And now, on to our July Opening. Enjoy!
Park Mark
پارک مارک
Directed by Baktash Abtin • 2009 • Iran”Mark” is a homeless drug addict who is living on the streets of Tehran, stealing from donation boxes and sleeping in Parks. He shares an interesting and attractive account of himself from his past as a drug dealer, a husband, a father and a rich man in the US. We follow his story for one night.
Note: Baktash Abtin has been imprisoned since September 2020. We hope that he will be released soon.
Matricide
مادرکشی
Directed by Komeil Sohani • 2015 • IranMatricide is an exploration of the water crisis and the scarcity of water sources in Iran. It is an experimental documentary that incorporates mythical fantasy into our environments’ harsh reality, in order to illustrate the augmenting issues plaguing our planet.
Iran, Southwestern
ایران، جنوب غربی
Directed by Mohammad Reza Fartousi • 2011 • IranThis film is the story of Al-Azim marshland drying and looks at the lifestyles of the last residents living on the land. It is a stirring account of an overlooked natural disaster.
