Dada Saltaneh

A short film about the universal joys and innocence of a child, no matter what situation they are in and where they are in this world.

In a Kurdish village in the mountains of Iran, Kak Saee is busy filming the local life and traditions with his old video camera. Unlike the other villagers, a mysterious old folk singer stubbornly avoids being part of the project.

A young boy is at home, alone with his sick mother. It is raining outside and the roof of their home is dripping. He is playing with his toys and also collecting the pouring water but one spot is very challenging where his mother is sleeping. He wants to keep his mother dry and does not want to wake her up.

A century after the establishment of modern schools and four decades after the adoption of Article 15 of the Iranian constitution. The right to mother tongue education has not made any official progress and is in a state of ambiguity. Despite many obstacles and threats to life, civil society activists and language teachers continue helping children and students who have been deprived of learning, reading, and writing in Kurdish.

The story of Kurdish women laboring to weave clothes for their men to dance in.

A city, a bike, a girl... She had to hide herself from the police while she is riding her bike, but how it could be?

‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Nasser is a young boy who is engaged in "kulbari" in the mountains of Uramanat. He lives in a rural family, and one of his concerns is helping his elderly mother, who is suffering from cancer.

The story of a woman who is forced to cross the border alone to sell her sweets before they go stale.

Gando is the story of Hawa, a 9 year old girl who lost part of her arm to a Gando, a type of Iranian crocodile, while fetching water. Nevertheless, she and others of this province honor the Gandos. They believe when there is a Gando, there is Water.

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