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Hamed Zolfaghari

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Hamed Zolfaghari

Born February 8, 1982 · Shiraz, Iran (age 44)

Hamed Zolfaghari is an Iranian filmmaker, producer, and writer whose work moves between creative documentary and hybrid cinema. Drawing on personal histories and collective memory, his films explore the intersections of landscape, belonging, and social change. His latest feature, Vanishing Tracks (2026), premiered at Hot Docs and screened in the Viewpoints Competition at the Tribeca Festival. His…

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Vanishing TracksVanishing Tracks · 2026
Vanishing Tracks
2026
MovieDocumentary
In Iran’s remote nomadic landscape, a family navigates their traditional existence in a modern world. When their sheep vanish overnight, tensions rise between the three sons and their parents.
Women of the Sun: A Chronology of SeeingWomen of the Sun: A Chronology of Seeing · 2020
Women of the Sun: A Chronology of Seeing
★ 7.02020
MovieDocumentary
At the gateway to the Lut Desert, in the province of Kerman, Iran, the ancient caravanserai of Shafi Abad becomes the site of an unexpected video workshop. Director Hamed Zolfaghari provides a group of housewives with cameras, just as they’re starting to organize a co-operative to control every step of the fabrication and sale of their handicraft products.

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