Editing

Esmaeel Monsef

Born January 1, 1976 · Iran (age 50)

Esmaeel Monsef, born in Iran in 1976, is a graduate of the Behandish Cinema School of Tehran. A founding member of the Association of Independent Iranian Filmmakers, he has edited over 40 shorts, documentaries, and features and received numerous festival awards for his first short film, 'OYAN'.

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Roya

Roya, an Iranian teacher imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison for her political beliefs, is faced with a choice: make a forced televised confession or remain confined to her three-square-metre cell. As past and present slip out of sequence and exchange places, she moves between inner landscapes and lived experience.

Helmsman

Helmsman · 2015

MovieDramaComedy

A boy who has uncertain hopes for his father’s return home does all he can to restore his family’s ship in time for his father’s upcoming birthday.

A Minor Leap Down

A Minor Leap Down · 2015

A Minor Leap Down

Nahal is around thirty and in her fourth month of pregnancy. During a routine check-up she learns that her baby has died and she now faces a curettage abortion in two days’ time. When she tries to address the subject, neither her mother nor her husband give her a chance to speak.

More Than Two Hours

More Than Two Hours · 2013

More Than Two Hours

A woman suffers complications after having sex. Her partner takes her to the hospital, but getting help proves to be difficult.

The Charcoal

The Charcoal · 2019

In rural northwest Iran, Gheirat, a modest charcoal producer, is pushed into a tragic spiral after his son, sentenced to jail, evades to Azerbaijan.

Tell the Wind Too

Tell the Wind Too

Tell the Wind Too

Shahriar, a rustic man, starts a journey of discovery after his father's demise. He, along with his beloved donkey, goes to find a special place, finding solace and trouble on the way. Peculiar encounters caution him against going further into darkness, but he decides to continue his journey at all costs.

Iranian Cookbook

Iranian Cookbook · 2010

Iranian Cookbook

MovieDocumentary

Six urban women reveal their family recipes in a film that, at first glance, may look like an introduction to local cuisine, but which turns into a surprising exploration of relationships in modern Iranian society.

Filmography

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Roya

Roya, an Iranian teacher imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison for her political beliefs, is faced with a choice: make a forced televised confession or remain confined to her three-square-metre cell. As past and present slip out of sequence and exchange places, she moves between inner landscapes and lived experience.

Editor

Helmsman

Helmsman · 2015

MovieDramaComedy

A boy who has uncertain hopes for his father’s return home does all he can to restore his family’s ship in time for his father’s upcoming birthday.

Editor

A Minor Leap Down

A Minor Leap Down · 2015

A Minor Leap Down

Nahal is around thirty and in her fourth month of pregnancy. During a routine check-up she learns that her baby has died and she now faces a curettage abortion in two days’ time. When she tries to address the subject, neither her mother nor her husband give her a chance to speak.

Editor

More Than Two Hours

More Than Two Hours · 2013

More Than Two Hours

A woman suffers complications after having sex. Her partner takes her to the hospital, but getting help proves to be difficult.

Editor

The Charcoal

The Charcoal · 2019

In rural northwest Iran, Gheirat, a modest charcoal producer, is pushed into a tragic spiral after his son, sentenced to jail, evades to Azerbaijan.

Screenplay

Tell the Wind Too

Tell the Wind Too

Tell the Wind Too

Shahriar, a rustic man, starts a journey of discovery after his father's demise. He, along with his beloved donkey, goes to find a special place, finding solace and trouble on the way. Peculiar encounters caution him against going further into darkness, but he decides to continue his journey at all costs.

Editor

Iranian Cookbook

Iranian Cookbook · 2010

Iranian Cookbook

MovieDocumentary

Six urban women reveal their family recipes in a film that, at first glance, may look like an introduction to local cuisine, but which turns into a surprising exploration of relationships in modern Iranian society.

Editor