COPPER NOTES OF A DREAM
Canada, Iran 2019 – Director: Reza Farahmand – Original language: Arabic – Subtitles: English – Length: 90 min.
Syria: Malook and his friends rip copper wires from bombed out houses. The money will be used to organise a concert. In ruined parks the children philosophise about how their dreams have changed since the war.
We present the German premiere of the film at DOK.fest München 2020 @home.
Biography
The Iranian director Reza Farahmand has a degree from the Tehran School of Art and a degree in agricultural engineering. His main interest is documentary cinema and the filming of complex social and cultural contexts.
Filmography
WOMEN WITH GUNPOWDER EARRINGS, IR 2018, 77 min.
FORGOTTEN CHILDHOOD, IR/DE/GR/NL/TR 2015, 90 min.
FREEDOM, IR 2014, 94 min.
Nominated
For VIKTOR DOK.horizonte (worth 5,000 Euros, sponsored by Petra-Kelly-Stiftung)
Winning film
DOK.fest Award of SOS Children's Villages worldwide (endowed with 3,000 euros, sponsored by B.O.A. Videofilmkunst)
English/Original Title: NOTHAYE MESI YEK ROYA. Writer: Reza Farahmand. Camera: Reza Farahmand. Sound: Hasan Mahdavi. Editing: Reza Farahmand, Fatemeh Bonyadi, Mosayeb Hanaie. Music: Christoph Rezaie. Production: ArtHouse Cinematheque. Producer: Morteza Shabani. International Sales: ArtHouse Cinematheque.