The fringes of Iranian society can be a lonely place, especially if you are a teenage girl with few resources to fall back on. The Glass House follows four girls striving to pull themselves out of the margins by attending a one-of-kind rehabilitation center in uptown Tehran. Forget about the Iran that you’ve seen before. With a virtually invisible camera, the girls of The Glass House take us on a never-before-seen tour of the underclass of Iran…
The fringes of Iranian society can be a lonely place, especially if you are a teenage girl with few resources to fall back on. The Glass House follows four girls striving to pull themselves out of the margins by attending a one-of-kind rehabilitation center in uptown Tehran. Forget about the Iran that you’ve seen before. With a virtually invisible camera, the girls of The Glass House take us on a never-before-seen tour of the underclass of Iran…
In Iran, capital punishment is carried out according to Islamic law, which gives the family of the victim ownership of the offender’s life. Day Break - based on a compilation of true stories and shot inside Tehran's century-old prison - revolves around the imminent execution of Mansour, a man found guilty of murder. When the family of the victim repeatedly fails to show up on the appointed day, Mansour’s execution is postponed again and again. Stuck…
Shahrbanoo is an unlikely story. The encounter of an American woman with a super-conservative Iranian family living in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Tehran was surely not an accident waiting to happen. The centerpiece of the story is Melissa who was visiting her new husband’s family in Tehran last autumn. She was befriended by Shahrbanoo who has been moonlighting as her mother-in-law's housekeeper for more than a quarter of a century without…
Mehran Karemi Nasseri, who now goes by the name "Sir Alfred", has been living in the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France. For the past twelve years he has been waiting for the document that would allow him to leave. Unlike the story that has been told in the world press of a man trapped in the underground terminals of an airport, dubbed the, "strangest case in immigration history", this documentary examines the life of a man whose only aspiration…
Breaking Bread is a slice-of-life documentary about a Korean-American family who invited an Iranian friend to make a final meal for their dying father. This poetic journey explores the interaction of different cultures through the celebration of an ordinary man. Through an intimate weaving of food and death, this travelogue-esque documentary provides a moving look at the realities we all face.
For over 12 years, our aim has been to produce engaging, socially provocative films that push the boundaries of art and story telling and challenge our audiences’ perceptions about what they know and how they look at the world around them. Our primary focus over the past decade years has been subjects related to Iran and the Iranian diaspora. Many of our films have premiered at Sundance, Toronto, Venice and IDFA film festivals,
For over 12 years, our aim has been to produce engaging, socially provocative films that push the boundaries of art and story telling and challenge our audiences’ perceptions about what they know and how they look at the world around them. Our primary focus over the past decade years has been subjects related to Iran and the Iranian diaspora. Many of our films have premiered at Sundance, Toronto, Venice and IDFA film festivals, won numerous international awards and been televised on international networks, including PBS, Sundance Channel, IFC, Channel 4, DR2 and Al Jazeera. In addition to our work in film we have produced cutting edge graphic design, photography and literature projects. We have also been heavily involved in promoting the work of artists from Iran and the Middle East in the US through nonprofit collaborations (we cofounded the non profit organization ArteEast in 2003) and consultations with other organizations.
Films by Hamid Rahmanian and Melissa Hibbard
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